Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor (1914)

Directed by

Tom Mix

Genre

short film, Western film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

12 min

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sheriff learns why duty and romance don't always mix. This short silent western follows his comedic troubles with love and law enforcement.

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What happens

Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor (sub-titled The Fragile Reward of Duty) is a 1914 American short silent Western film produced by Selig Polyscope Company and written by Joseph A. Golden who co-directed with the star Tom Mix. It is a remake of the 1911 film of the same title in which Mix also starred. The 1914 version is held at the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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