On the Night Stage

1915 film

  • 1915 (1915)
Running time
62 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles
Lobby card

On the Night Stage is a 1915 American silent Western film directed by Reginald Barker and starring William S. Hart and Rhea Mitchell. The film is based upon a story by C. Gardner Sullivan with the scenario written by Thomas H. Ince. A copy of the film is held by the Library of Congress and several other film archives.[1]

Plot

Saloon girl Belle Shields falls in love with and marries Alexander Austin, the town's new pastor, much to the chagrin of her sweetheart, "Silent" Texas Smith. Texas smolders with jealousy until Alexander lends him a fist during a bar fight, marking the beginning of a strong, respected friendship. Belle, having reformed herself into a proper pastor's wife, slips back into her old ways, and must rely on Texas to save her from the advances of a foppish gambler.

Cast

  • William S. Hart as Texas
  • Rhea Mitchell as Belle Shields
  • Robert Edeson as Austin, "The Skypilot"
  • Herschel Mayall as Handsome Jack Malone

References

  1. ^ SilentEra.com entry for On the Night Stage

Other sources

  • Nuraypictures Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  • http://silenthollywood.com/onthenightstage1915.html
  • http://www.allmovie.com/movie/on-the-night-stage-v36291/releases

On the Night Stage at IMDb

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Films directed by Reginald Barker