The Scrapper Explained

The Scrapper
Director:	John Ford
Producer:	Carl Laemmle
Starring:	John Ford
Cinematography:	Ben F. Reynolds
Distributor:	Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Runtime:	2 reels (approximately 25 minutes)^[1]
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Scrapper is a 1917 American short Western drama directed by John Ford, who at that time was credited as "Jack Ford". The film is considered to be lost.^[2]

Cast

• John Ford as Buck, the scrapper (credited as Jack Ford)
• Louise Granville as Helen Dawson
• Duke Worne as Jerry Martin
• Jean Hathaway
• Martha Hayes

Notes and References

1. According to How Movies Work by Bruce F. Kawin (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987), a standard 1000-foot theatrical reel of film in the silent era was projected at a speed of 16 frames per second, considerably slower than the 24 frames in the sound era. A full silent reel therefore had an average running time a bit less than 15 minutes.
2. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: The Scrapper . March 1, 2008. Silent Era.