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Dead Shot Baker
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by William Duncan

Cast: William Duncan [‘Dead Shot’ Baker], Carol Holloway [Evelyn Baldwin], J.W. Ryan [‘Lightnin’ Bug’], S.E. Jennings [‘Cherokee’ Hall], R.L. Rogers [the bartender], Otto Lederer [Old Baldwin], Charles Wheelock [the postmaster]

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by Greater Vitagraph, Incorporated (V-L-S-E, Incorporated) [Blue Ribbon Feature]. / Scenario by George H. Plympton, from a “Wolfville” short story by Alfred Henry Lewis. Production supervision by Albert E. Smith. Cinematography by W. Steve Smith Jr. Presented by Albert E. Smith. / © 6 October 1917 by The Vitagraph Company of America [LP11524]. Released 15 October 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Followed by The Tenderfoot (1917).

Drama: Western.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 25 February 2010.

References: Website-AFI.