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The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief
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The Ransom of Red Chief

1911
Directed byJ. Searle Dawley
0h 10m

After reading a newspaper article regarding old Tightwad's rise in the world, Bill and Jim hit upon a plan to get some of Tightwad's easy money by holding young Tightwad for ransom. They accordingly hire a rig, take the boy and conceal him in a cave. The boy, instead of weeping and wailing for home and mother, proclaims himself "Red Chief" and makes it uncomfortable for his captors. (Moving Picture World)

CAST
Yale BossRed Chief - The Little Boy
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GENRES
ComedyWestern
STATUSReleased
RATING
NR

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