Bare-Fisted Gallagher Explained

Bare-Fisted Gallagher
Director:	Joseph J. Franz
Producer:	Jesse D. Hampton
Starring:	William Desmond
Distributor:	Robertson-Cole
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

Bare-Fisted Gallagher is a lost^[1] 1919 silent western feature directed by Joseph J. Franz and starring William Desmond. It was produced by Jesse D. Hampton and released through Robertson-Cole soon to amalgamate into Film Booking Offices of America (FBO).^{[2] [3]}

Plot

Bare-fisted Gallagher (William Desmond) has inherited a mine from his uncle. Gallagher falls in love with a woman bandit, whom he has rescued from an attack by Aliso Pete (Frank Lanning). Aliso owns the general store, but also turns out to be another bandit. Gallagher convinces Jem to reform.^[4]

Cast

• William Desmond as Bare-Fisted Gallagher
• Agnes Vernon as Jem Mason
• Arthur Millett as Selby Mason
• Frank Lanning as Aliso Pete
• Caroline Rankin as The Old Maid
• Bill Patton as Driver #1
• Scotty MacGregor as Driver #2
• Tom Ashton as Mexican Boy(* uncredited)

External links

• • • lantern slide

Notes and References

1. http://loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3599/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:Bare-Fisted Gallagher
2. http://catalog.afi.com/Film/15382-BARE-FISTED-GALLAGHER?sid= The AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993:Bare-Fisted Gallagher
3. http://silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BareFistedGallagher1919.html Bare-Fisted Gallagher at silentera.com
4. Book: Langman, Larry . A Guide to Silent Westerns . 1992 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 978-0-313-27858-7 . 22 . en.