Broncho Billy and the Greaser
About Broncho Billy and the Greaser
Broncho Billy, played by Gilbert M. Anderson, steps between a man and the young woman the man has been bothering. The man takes the interference as an insult. Later, after Billy has helped a lost old man, the same man captures him. The woman finds Billy held prisoner, rides for help, and the men of the town come at a gallop.
Cast & crew
More about Broncho Billy and the Greaser
Anderson produced, wrote, and directed the one-reeler, and played Billy. Essanay released it in 1914. Marguerite Clayton is in the cast with Lee Willard, True Boardman, Carl Stockdale, Joe Cassidy, and Bill Cato. Wikidata also lists Carl Stockdale beside Anderson and Clayton.
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Making
By 1914 Anderson was turning out Broncho Billy shorts for Essanay with himself as star, writer, and director. This one is a revenge capture, not a joke that kills, unlike Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke from the same year.
Preservation
A print survives. Copies are on the Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The title uses a slur that 1914 westerns printed on the antagonist. The plot itself is a capture and a ride for help.
- Anderson was billed both as Gilbert M. Anderson and as Broncho Billy Anderson.
- A 16mm-era public copy is on the Internet Archive under BronchoBillyAndTheGreaser1914.
- Wikimedia Commons carries a file of the same title.
Scenes
- Billy puts himself between the woman and the man who will not leave her alone.
- She finds him tied and rides back to town.
- The townsmen come for him at a run.
Also available
- Internet Archive (BronchoBillyAndTheGreaser1914)
- Wikimedia Commons (Broncho Billy and the Greaser (1914).webm)
