Hell Bent (1918)

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  • HELL BENT


    DIRECTED & WRITTEN BY JOHN FORD (Jack Ford)
    UNIVERSAL FILM MANUFACTURING COMPANY



    INFORMATION FROM IMDb


    Plot Summary
    Bess Thurston (Gerber), whose no-account brother Jack (Pegg)
    is unable to support her, obtains employment in a dance hall.
    This shatters the illusions of Cheyenne Harry (Carey), who has fallen in love with her.
    When he rescues her from the advances of Beau Ross (Harris), Cheyenne's confidence in her is restored.
    Her brother then aids Beau in an attempted robbery and Harry allows them to escape.
    Beau takes Bess with him into the desert. Harry follows and a duel ensues in which they are both wounded.
    Bess rides the only horse left out of the desert, while Beau and Harry struggle along on foot.
    A sandstorm results in the death of Beau,
    but Harry lives to find happiness with Bess.


    Cast
    Harry Carey ... Cheyenne Harry
    Duke R. Lee ... Cimmaron Bill (as Duke Lee)
    Neva Gerber ... Bess Thurston
    Vester Pegg ... Jack Thurston
    Joe Harris ... Beau Ross (as Joseph Harris)
    Steve Clemente ... Undetermined Role
    Millard K. Wilson ... Undetermined Role
    Molly Malone ... Undetermined Role


    Directed
    John Ford ... (as Jack Ford)


    Writing Credits
    John Ford ... (story) (as Jack Ford) and
    Harry Carey ... (story)
    Eugene B. Lewis ... (story)


    Cinematography
    Ben F. Reynolds

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 12 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Hell Bent is a 1918 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey.
    A print of the film exists in the Czechoslovak Film Archive.


    Another outing for Harry Carey as Cheyenne Harry, supported by
    Neva Gerber, Duke R. Lee and Vester Pegg


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    User Review


    Hell Bent (1918) - Surviving Silent Western
    16 July 2015 | by Pamela Short (Canada)

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 13 times, last by ethanedwards ().