''Two-Gun Betty'' is a 1918 American

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film directed by Howard C. Hickman and starring

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. It was produced by Robert Brunton and distributed by

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Plot

Betty, a determined young woman, wants to be a cowboy. She discovers if she disguises herself as a man, she can work on a ranch. The other cowhands, however, discover her ruse and trick her into embarrassing situations.

Cast

as Betty Craig *

Lee Shumway Lee Shumway (March 4, 1884 – January 4, 1959), born Leonard Charles Shumway, was an American actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1909 and 1953. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and died in Los Angeles, California. Sele ...

as Jack Kennedy (credited as L. C. Shumway) * Katherine Van Buren as Ethel Roberts (credited as Catherine Van Buren) * Helen Hawley as Florence Kennedy * Laura Oakley as Miss Ambrose * Albert R. Cody as Mushy (credited as Albert Cody) * Richard Wayne as Irish Dave * William Ellingford as Billy Yeaman * C. M. Carlos as Carlos * George Routh as Miguel Carballo

Preservation

With no prints of ''Two-Gun Betty'' located in any film archives, it is considered a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Two-Gun Betty 1918 films American black-and-white films Films directed by Howard C. Hickman Pathé Exchange films 1910s Western (genre) comedy films Lost American Western (genre) comedy films Films distributed by W. W. Hodkinson Corporation 1918 lost films 1918 comedy films Silent American Western (genre) comedy films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films English-language Western (genre) comedy films Lost silent American films