| Tennessee's Pardner | |
| Director: | George Melford |
| Producer: | Jesse L. Lasky |
| Screenplay: | Marion Fairfax |
| Starring: | Fannie Ward Jack Dean Charles Clary Jessie Arnold Ronald Bradbury Raymond Hatton |
| Cinematography: | Percy Hilburn |
| Studio: | Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company |
| Distributor: | Paramount Pictures |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent English intertitles |
Tennessee's Pardner is a surviving 1916 American Western film directed by George Melford, written by Marion Fairfax, and starring Fannie Ward, Jack Dean, Charles Clary, Jessie Arnold, Ronald Bradbury, and Raymond Hatton. It was released February 6, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1] [2]
The film was based upon the 1869 Bret Harte story "Tennessee’s Pardner," which has also been filmed as The Flaming Forties (1924), The Golden Princess (1925), and Tennessee's Partner (1955).
Fannie Ward plays the part of a young girl whose parents are separated on their journey to California. When her father is killed, she is left in the care of her father's friend.[3]
The film is preserved in the UCLA Film and Television Archive and/or the Library of Congress collection.[4] [5]