Bare Fists (1919)

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

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.

old-fashionedunderstatedbittersweetslow-burnnostalgicunresolved

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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