The Border Wireless Explained

The Border Wireless
Director:	William S. Hart
Producer:	William S. Hart Thomas H. Ince
Starring:	William S. Hart Wanda Hawley
Cinematography:	Joseph August
Studio:	William S. Hart Productions
Distributor:	Artcraft Pictures (affiliate of Paramount Pictures)
Runtime:	50 minutes; 5 reels (4,353 feet)
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Border Wireless is a lost^[1] 1918 American silent Western film produced and directed by William S. Hart and distributed by Artcraft Pictures, an affiliate of Famous Players–Lasky and Paramount Pictures. Hart stars in the film along with Wanda Hawley as his leading lady.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Cast

• William S. Hart as Steve Ransom
• Wanda Hawley as Elsa Miller
• Charles Arling as Herman Brandt
• Erich von Ritzau as Frederick Schloss
• Bert Sprotte as Von Helm
• Marcia Manon as Esther Meier
• James Mason as Carl Miller (unbilled)

Notes and References

1. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.3898/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Border Wireless
2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BorderWireless1918.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Border Wireless
4. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=14846 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Border Wireless