The Ball Player and the Bandit

1912 DramaRomance 12 minutes Directed by Francis Ford

About The Ball Player and the Bandit

Harry Burns, an Eastern baseball player played by Harold Lockwood, goes west and wins his fights with his fists. Helen Case plays his sweetheart and Joe King his rival. Francis Ford, who directed, appears as a baseball fan.

Cast & crew

More about The Ball Player and the Bandit

Thomas H. Ince produced the Western for Mutual Film Corporation. Francis Ford directed. Silent Era lists a release of November 27, 1912, and is unsure whether it is one reel or two. Shorty Hamilton is also in the cast.

Themes

Preservation

Silent Era records that a print exists.

Notes

  • Silent Era lists a surviving print and public-domain status in the United States.

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