The Passing of Hell's Crown explained

The Passing of Hell's Crown
Director:	Jacques Jaccard
Starring:	Harry Carey
Studio:	Bison Motion Pictures
Distributor:	Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Runtime:	20 minutes; 2 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Passing of Hell's Crown is a 1916 American silent Western film featuring Harry Carey.

Cast

• Harry Carey as Blaze
• Olive Carey as Rose Graney (credited as Olive Fuller Golden)
• G. Raymond Nye as Chuck Wells (credited as Bill Nye)
• Neal Hart as Sheriff Bill Graney
• Hoot Gibson as the Cowboy
• Peggy Coudray as the Cowboy's Sweetheart

Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Passing of Hell's Crown was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of the branding of cattle, seven shooting scenes between the sheriff and outlaws, and the shooting of Chuck by Blaze.^[1]

See also

• Harry Carey filmography
• Hoot Gibson filmography

Notes and References

1. Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors . Exhibitors Herald . 6 . 6 . 31 . Exhibitors Herald Company . New York City . February 2, 1918 .