The Secret Man (1917)
Convict Cheyenne Harry escapes from prison in a garbage truck and boards a train, where he eludes capture with the help of passenger Henry Beaufort. Beaufort is returning to his wealthy uncle's ranch, where earlier he had married Molly in secret because his uncle did not like her. Beaufort tells Pedro, who takes care of his child Elizabeth, to take her away because his uncle is coming, and Pedro, driving drunk, wrecks the wagon. Harry finds her and must protect her while still evading the sheriff.
Casting
- Harry Carey — Cheyenne Harry
- Edythe Sterling — Molly - the Sheriff's Sister
- J. Morris Foster — Harry Beauford
- Elizabeth Janes — Elizabeth
- Vester Pegg — Bill, the Sheriff
- William Steele — Foreman
- Steve Clemente — Pedro
- Hoot Gibson — Chuck Fadden
Interesting facts
The Secret Man is a 1917 American silent Western film, directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. Two of the five reels of the film survive at the Library of Congress film archive.
Production
Filming took place under the working titles The Round Up and Up Against It. The film was released by Universal Studios through a subsidiary, Universal-Butterfly, in October 1917. It was a silent film on five reels, part of the "Cheyenne Harry" series of film featurettes.
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