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The Scrapper
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Jack Ford (John Ford)

Cast: Jack Ford (John Ford) [Buck, the scrapper], Louise Granville [Helen Dawson, the schoolteacher], Duke Worne [Jerry Martin, the parasite], Jean Hathaway [Martha Mayes], Martha Hayes

The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated [101-Bison]. / Scenario by Jack Ford (John Ford). Cinematography by Ben F. Reynolds. / © 26 May 1917 by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. Released 9 June 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Ford’s third film as director.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 10 October 2023.

References: Braff-Universal n. 6989; Fell-History p. 92; Gallagher-Ford p. 16; Sinclair-Ford p. 229 : Website-IMDb.