| Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor | |
| Director: | Joseph A. Golden Tom Mix |
| Producer: | William N. Selig Selig Polyscope Company |
| Starring: | Tom Mix |
| Distributor: | General Film Company |
| Runtime: | 1 reel |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent English intertitles |
Why the Sheriff Is a Bachelor (sub-titled The Fragile Reward of Duty) is a 1914 American short silent Western film produced by Selig Polyscope Company and written by Joseph A. Golden who co-directed with the star Tom Mix. It is a remake of the 1911 film of the same title in which Mix also starred.[1] The 1914 version is held at the Library of Congress.[2]