''Chimmie Fadden Out West'' is a 1915 American silent

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directed by

Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most co ...

. It was made as a sequel to '' Chimmie Fadden''. Location shooting took place in Death Valley, California.

Plot

Chimmie is sent out west as part of a scam by a railroad company. He is to pretend to find gold, then retreat as the company takes advantage. Things do not go as planned.

Cast

Victor Moore Victor Fred Moore (February 24, 1876 – July 23, 1962) was an American actor of stage and screen, a major Broadway star from the late 1920s through the 1930s. He was also a writer and director, but is best remembered today as a comedian, play ...

as Chimmie Fadden * Camille Astor as The Duchess *

Raymond Hatton Raymond William Hatton (July 7, 1887 – October 21, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in almost 500 motion pictures. Biography Hatton was born in Red Oak, Iowa. His physician father steered him toward a career in medicine. Howe ...

as Larry * Mrs. Lewis McCord as Mother Fadden *

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as Mr. Van Courtlandt * Tom Forman as Antoine * Florence Dagmar as Betty Van Courtlandt * Harry Hadfield as Preston * Ramona the mule as herself *

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as the hotel keeper

Preservation

A complete 35 mm print of ''Chimmie Fadden Out West'' is held by the

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* 1915 films 1915 comedy films 1915 Western (genre) films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films 1910s Western (genre) comedy films American black-and-white films American silent feature films Films directed by Cecil B. DeMille Paramount Pictures films Silent American Western (genre) comedy films Surviving American silent films English-language Western (genre) comedy films {{1910s-US-Western-film-stub