Where the Worst Begins

Where the Worst Begins
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Directed by	John McDermott
Written by	Joseph Anthony Roach George F. Worts
Starring	Ruth Roland Alec B. Francis Matt Moore
Cinematography	Byron Haskin
Edited by	Edward M. McDermott
Production company	Co-Artists Productions
Distributed by	Truart Film Corporation
Release date	November 1, 1925 (1925-11-01)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Where the Worst Begins is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by John McDermott and starring Ruth Roland, Alec B. Francis, and Matt Moore.^[1][2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] a young woman living on a ranch longs to go East, so to obtain money to make the trip kidnaps the son of a wealthy Eastern couple vacationing in the West and holds him for ransom. After the capture, love interest develops between the young people, and the complications that ensue are numerous but are happily terminated.

Cast

• Ruth Roland as Jane Brower
• Alec B. Francis as August Van Dorn
• Matt Moore as Donald Van Dorn
• Grace Darmond as Annice Van Dornn
• Roy Stewart as Cliff Ranger
• Derelys Perdue as Annice's Friend
• Theodore Lorch
• Ernie Adams
• J.P. Lockney
• Bob Burns
• Floyd Shackelford

References

1. Langman, p. 506
2. Progressive Silent Film List: Where the Worst Begins at silentera.com
3. "New Pictures: Where the Worst Begins", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (11), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 69, December 5, 1925, retrieved November 14, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

• Langman, Larry. A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992. ISBN 0-313-27858-X

External links

• Where the Worst Begins at IMDb