ROPED
DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD (Jack Ford)
UNIVERSAL FILM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
INFORMATION FROM IMDb/Wikipedia
Plot Summary
Cheyenne Harry is a wealth ranch owner.
After his cowboys put an ad in the newspaper trying to find him a wife,
Harry marries Aileen Judson-Brown.
A year into their marriage, Aileen gives birth to their first child.
The new family live with Aileen’s status seeking mother, Mrs. Judson-Brown.
Mrs. Judson-Brown tries everything in her power to break up the marriage
so her daughter can marry the wealthier Ferdie Van Duzen.
Mrs. Judson-Brown steals Harry and Aileen’s baby and tells
Harry that Aileen no longer loves him and their baby has died.
Heart broken, Harry moves out west.
Harry receives news from Mrs. Judson-Brown’s butler that his baby is still alive.
Harry finds his child and Aileen confesses her true love.
The film ends with the reunited family heading West together,
leaving Harry’s hateful mother-in-law behind.
Cast
Harry Carey ... Cheyenne Harry
Neva Gerber ... Aileen
Mollie McConnell ... Mrs. Judson-Brown (as Molly McConnell)
Arthur Shirley ... Ferdie Van Duzen
J. Farrell MacDonald ... Butler
Directed
John Ford ... (as Jack Ford)
Writing Credits
Eugene B. Lewis ... (story) (scenario)
Music
James C. Bradford
Cinematography
John W. Brown