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Directed by | John Ford |
Written by | George Hively |
Starring | Harry Carey |
Cinematography | Ben F. Reynolds George Scott |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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57 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Straight Shooting is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. Prints of this film survive in the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House.
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.
Like many American films of the time, Straight Shooting was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors refused to issue a permit for this film as submitted as it consists of detailed portrayal of murder and outlawry.