Underplayed Gems

Bare Fists (1919)

Bare Fists poster
Directed by
John Ford
Genre
Western film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is a silent Western about a man who refuses to use a gun. The film follows his conflict with others in a lawless town.

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What happens

Bare Fists (also known as The Man Who Wouldn't Shoot) is a 1919 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. It is considered to be a lost film. John Ford and actor Harry Carey collaborated on at least 25 films in the years of 1917–1921. During these collaborations, Carey made more per film than Ford. By 1919 Ford was making 300 dollars a week, Carey was making 1,250. This differential in pay led to tension between the two. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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