The Bandit's Baby is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by James P. Hogan and starring Fred Thomson and Helen Foster.[1][2]

The Bandit's Baby
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Directed byJames P. Hogan
Written byMarion Jackson
Story byLeete Renick Brown
Starring
CinematographyRoss Fisher
Production
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Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • May 17, 1925 (1925-05-17)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Plot

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As described in a film magazine review,[3] forced to hide in the hills with his horse Silver when he was unjustly accused of murder, Tom Bailey consents to return to ride in a rodeo when he is granted amnesty for one day. He also acts as a judge at a baby show and picks for first prize the baby brother of Esther Lacy, whose drunken stepfather, Matt Hartigan, is the real murderer. Tom wins the race and foils the sheriff's plan to arrest him by riding away. Esther goes to her brother in Carson City, while Tom keeps custody of the baby. Later Tom saves Esther and the baby, the latter by beating a train headed to an unused spur.

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References

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  1. ^ Langman, p. 20
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Bandit's Baby at silentera.com
  3. ^ "New Pictures: The Bandit's Baby", Exhibitors Herald, 22 (2), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 53, July 4, 1925, retrieved June 6, 2022   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

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  • Langman, Larry. A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992.
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