The Virginian (1914)

Directed by

Cecil B. DeMille

Genre

Western film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

55 min

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A cowboy known as the Virginian works on a ranch in Wyoming. He falls in love with a schoolteacher and faces conflict with a cattle rustler who was once his friend.

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What happens

The Virginian is a 1914 American silent Western film based on the 1902 novel The Virginian by Owen Wister. The film was adapted from the successful 1903–04 theatre play The Virginian, on which Wister had collaborated with playwright Kirke La Shelle. The Virginian starred Dustin Farnum in the title role, a role he reprised from the original play. It was directed by Cecil B. DeMille. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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