''Bare Fists'' (also known as ''The Man Who Wouldn’t Shoot'') is a 1919 American

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film directed by

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and featuring

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. It is considered to be a

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. John Ford and actor Harry Carey collaborated on at least 25 films in the years of 1917-1921. During these collaborations, Carey made more per film than Ford. By 1919 Ford was making 300 dollars a week, Carey was making 1,250. This differential in pay led to tension between the two.

Plot

The film takes place in a lawless town in southwestern Kansas during the era of outlaws and cowboys. After the marshal is killed while breaking up a saloon fight, his son, Cheyenne Harry avenges his father’s death by killing two of the men involved. His mother pleads with him to never carry a gun again and Cheyenne Harry agrees. Harry is wooing the beautiful Conchita. Conchita is also being wooed by the devious Boone Travis. In order to eliminate his rival, Travis murders a man and frames Harry. Harry is sentenced to die, but is allowed one last visit to see his mother. During this trip he is told that his brother Bud was attacked and branded by cattle thieves. Harry escapes custody and punishes the men who attacked his brother. He is also cleared of the charge of murder.

Cast

as Cheyenne Harry * Betty Schade as Conchita * Joe Harris as Boone Travis *

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as Lopez *

Mollie McConnell Mollie McConnell (September 24, 1865 – December 9, 1920) was an American silent film actress. McConnell was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Mills Seminary in Oakland, California. She studied further at "Miss Grant's college" in Chica ...

as Conchita's Mother (as Molly McConnell) * Anna Mae Walthall as Ruby (as Anna May Walthall) * Howard Enstedt as Bud * Joseph W. Girard as Harry's Father (as Joseph Girard)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bare Fists 1919 films 1919 Western (genre) films 1919 lost films American black-and-white films Films directed by John Ford Films with screenplays by Bernard McConville Lost Western (genre) films Lost American films Universal Pictures films Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films