The Virginian

The Virginian (1923)

Molly Wood arrives in a small western town to be the new schoolmarm. The Virginian, foreman on a local ranch, takes a shine to her, and vows that he will make her love him. The Virginian's best friend, Steve, falls in with bad guys led by Trampas. The Virginian catches them cattle rustling. As foreman, he must give the order to hang his friend. Trampas gets away and shoots the Virginian in the back. Molly nurses him to health, and falls in love with him. They plan to marry, but on their wedding day Trampas returns, looking for trouble.

Date of release
1923-09-29
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Western
Director
Tom Forman

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Virginian

The Virginian is a 1923 American silent Western film based upon the 1902 Owen Wister novel The Virginian and adapted from the popular 1904 theatrical play which Wister had collaborated on with playwright Kirke La Shelle. The film stars Kenneth Harlan as the Virginian and Russell Simpson as Trampas and was directed by Tom Forman. With the advent of talkies, the film was soon overshadowed by the 1929 motion picture The Virginian with Gary Cooper and Walter Huston.

Production

The Virginian was partially filmed on location at Lone Pine, California. While filming on the constructed town set, 7 miles outside of Los Angeles, Kenneth Harlan accidentally shot himself in the thigh when his gun caught in the holster. Harlan collapsed but was not seriously injured, shooting was delayed until he recovered enough to finish filming.

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