Rose of the Rancho
| Rose of the Rancho | |
|---|---|
 Scene from the film. | |
| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Produced by |
Cecil B. DeMille Jesse L. Lasky |
| Written by |
David Belasco Cecil B. DeMille Richard Walton Tully |
| Starring | Bessie Barriscale |
| Cinematography | Alvin Wyckoff |
| Edited by | Cecil B. DeMille |
Production company |
Jesse Lasky Feature Plays |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
| Budget | $16,988 (estimated) |
| Box office | $87,028 |
Rose of the Rancho is a 1914 American Western film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film cost $16,988 to make, and grossed $87,028.[1][2]
Plot
Esra Kincaid (La Reno) takes land by force and, having taken the Espinoza land, his sights are set on the Castro rancho. US government agent Kearney (Johnston) holds him off till the cavalry shows up and he can declare his love for Juanita "The Rose of the Rancho" (Barriscale).
Cast
- Bessie Barriscale as Juanita
- Dick La Reno as Esra Kincaid
- Jack W. Johnston as Kearney, Government Agent (as J.W. Johnston)
- Monroe Salisbury as Don Luis Del Torre
- James Neill as Padre Antonio
- Sydney Deane as Espinoza
- William Elmer as Half Breed
- Jane Darwell as Senora Castro Kenton, Juanita's
- Al Ernest Garcia
- Jeanie Macpherson as (as Jeanie McPherson)
- Mrs. Lewis McCord
- Francisca de la Vinna as Priest at wedding ceremony
- William C. de Mille (uncredited)
- Lucien Littlefield (uncredited)
- Lee Pate (uncredited)
- Mary Wilkinson (uncredited)
Preservation status
A 35mm print of this film exists in the George Eastman House film archive.[3]
Remake
The film was remade in 1936 by Paramount and starred John Boles and Gladys Swarthout. "As a vehicle for the cinema debut of Contralto Gladys Swarthout, a revival of David Belasco's famed stage success recommended itself for obvious reasons. Born of U. S. parents and reared in Deep Water, Mo., Miss Swarthout has a Latin appearance well suited to a rigmarole about Spaniards in California and their efforts to hold their ancestral estates against early land-grabbers. Furthermore, the dual roles of Rosita Castro and Don Carlos, masked leader of the Spanish vigilantes, enable her to maintain a tradition which she inaugurated at the Metropolitan Opera."[4]
References
- ↑ Birchard, Robert S. (2004), Cecil B. DeMille's Hollywood, Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, p. 30, ISBN 0-8131-2324-0
- ↑ Rose of the Rancho at SilentEra
- ↑ Rose of the Rancho at SilentEra
- ↑ TIME magazine - January 13, 1936
External links
- Rose of the Rancho at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Rose of the Rancho at the Internet Movie Database
- Rose of the Rancho at SilentEra