Pendaison à Jefferson City
About Pendaison à Jefferson City
In the mining town of Jefferson City, the man carrying the miners' pay drowns in a pool. Burton, the last man seen with him, is arrested. He tells the saloon owner to find Joë, the only witness who can clear him. She rides him down. Joë reaches the scaffold and cuts the rope with one revolver shot.
Cast & crew
More about Pendaison à Jefferson City
Jean Durand directed. Joë Hamman wrote it and plays the cowboy Joë. Berthe Dagmar plays the saloon owner. Gaston Modot is in the company. Gaumont made it. A listing gives 7 minutes. A Giornate del Cinema Muto note dates a release on 3 November 1911.
Themes
Making
Durand built the western on two rides: Dagmar after Joë, then Joë to the scaffold.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- Gustave Hamilton, Raymond Aimos, and Joaquim Renez are billed with Hamman, Modot, and Dagmar.
- The pay bag is the reason Bill is on the road. Burton was asked to go with him. Bill drowns. Joë was elsewhere.
- Dagmar's ride includes a sideways descent down a steep hill.
- The saving shot severs the hanging rope.
Scenes
- Bill slips into the pool and drowns.
- The saloon owner rides to find Joë.
- Joë's revolver shot cuts the rope.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-pendaison-jefferson-city-aka-hanging-at-jefferson-city)
