''Straight Shooting'' is a 1917 American silent

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directed by

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and featuring Harry Carey. Prints of this film survive in the International Museum of Photography and Film at

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. Like many American films of the time, ''Straight Shooting'' was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The

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refused to issue a permit for this film as submitted as it consists of detailed portrayal of murder and outlawry.

Plot

At the end of the 19th century in the Far West, a farmer is fighting for his right to plough the plains. In order to expel the farmers, the ranchers try to control access to water.

Cast

* Harry Carey as Harry "Cheyenne Harry" Henderson * Duke R. Lee as "Thunder" Flint (credited as Duke Lee) *

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as "Sweet Water" Sims * Molly Malone as Joan Sims * Ted Brooks as Ted Sims *

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as Danny Morgan (credits) / Sam Turner (titles) * Milton Brown as Pete "Black-Eye Pete" (credited as Milt Brown) * Vester Pegg as Placer Fremont

Production

John Ford's older brother

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proposed John to direct the film after the first director left. Harry Carey and John Ford hit it off immediately and continued to work together after the success of the film. Carey mentored Ford "he tutored me in the early years sort of brought me along". Most of the exterior sets were built and the film was shot on the Universal backlot. Ford concocted a scheme to make a feature length film out of what was budgeted to be a two reel film by telling Universal some of the exposed film had fallen in a river. When Universal realized that they had a full length film on their hands, the studio was upset. Studio executive Carl Laemmle pointed out that, if he paid for a suit and got an extra pair of pants, he wouldn’t just throw them away.McBride, Joseph commentary track for 2020 Kino-Lorber Blu-ray

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Straight Shooting 1917 films 1917 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Articles containing video clips Films directed by John Ford Silent American Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films 1910s English-language films 1910s American films English-language Western (genre) films

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