Two-Gun Betty Explained

Two-Gun Betty
Director:	Howard C. Hickman
Producer:	Robert Brunton
Starring:	Bessie Barriscale
Cinematography:	L. Guy Wilky
Distributor:	W. W. Hodkinson Corporation Pathé Exchange
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

Two-Gun Betty is a 1918 American comedy Western film directed by Howard C. Hickman and starring Bessie Barriscale. It was produced by Robert Brunton and distributed by Pathé Exchange.^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Betty, a determined young woman, wants to be a cowboy. She discovers if she disguises herself as a man, she can work on a ranch. The other cowhands, however, discover her ruse and trick her into embarrassing situations.

Cast

• Bessie Barriscale as Betty Craig
• Lee Shumway as Jack Kennedy (credited as L. C. Shumway)
• Katherine Van Buren as Ethel Roberts (credited as Catherine Van Buren)
• Helen Hawley as Florence Kennedy
• Laura Oakley as Miss Ambrose
• Albert R. Cody as Mushy (credited as Albert Cody)
• Richard Wayne as Irish Dave
• William Ellingford as Billy Yeaman
• C. M. Carlos as Carlos
• George Routh as Miguel Carballo

Preservation

With no prints of Two-Gun Betty located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Two-Gun Betty . afi.com . March 26, 2024.
2. Book: Langman, Larry . A Guide to Silent Westerns . Greenwood Press . 1992 . 474 . en.
3. Web site: American Silent Feature Film Database: Two-Gun Betty . March 26, 2024 . Library of Congress.