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Calamity Anne’s Trust
Also known as [Calamity Anne’s Protégé]
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Allan Dwan
Cast: Louise Lester [Calamity Anne], J.A. Harrison (James Harrison) [the young drummer], Violet Neitz (Violet Knights) [the young drummer’s sweetheart], [?] J. Warren Kerrigan? [John Wengle, a suitor], [?] Jack Richardson? [a cowboy suitor], [?] George Periolat? [Sad Eyed O’Brien], [?] Pauline Bush?
American Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Sad-Eyed O’Brien commits suicide and leaves his daughter to the care of Calamity Anne. All the cowboys are enamored of her. Calamity, however, means that she shall marry a lord or “dook” and so keeps the boys away. Handsome John Wengle is a suitor for the girl’s hand but to no avail. One day a smartly dressed chap from the city arrives and immediately Calamity decides he is the one for her ward. The girl and the city chap elope and all was happiness in Calamity’s hut while all was sorrow in the corral.
Survival status: Print exists in a private collection [16mm reduction positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 29 December 2024.
References: Bogdanovich-Dwan pp. 6, 24; Lyons-American p. 225 : Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Annie Lore.
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