

The Desert Man
William S. Hart directs and stars in a film that is a typical Western of the era. He plays Jim, a prospector who lands in the town of Broken Hope, and the name pretty much describes its inhabitants. Jim meets and falls in love with Jennie (Margery Wilson), whose father (Walt Whitman) is gravely ill. Jim rounds up a reluctant doctor from another town to tend to the old man, but he dies anyway. The doctor, however, gains Jennie's trust and she runs off with him. Only then does he tell her he's already married. She leaves immediately, but is too proud to go home so she finds work as a dance hall girl at Tacoma Jake's saloon. Jim, meanwhile, finds gold near Broken Hope, which raises its inhabitants' attitudes considerably. But the bad element is still there, and Jim is chasing after a group of kidnappers when he enters Tacoma Jake's saloon and sees Jennie. Jim not only overcomes the bad guys, he gets the girl, too.
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- Released
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- Language
- EN
- silent film
- partially lost film
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical22 Apr 1917
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- When was The Desert Man released?
- The Desert Man was released on 22 April 1917.
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- Who directed The Desert Man?
- The Desert Man (1917) was directed by William S. Hart.
- How long is The Desert Man?
- The Desert Man runs for 50m.
















