The Man From Painted Post (1917)
Director:
Joseph HenaberyWriters:
Douglas Fairbanks (scenario), Jackson Gregory (story "Silver Slippers"), Joseph HenaberyStars:
Douglas Fairbanks, Eileen Percy, Frank Campeau, Frank Clark, Herbert Standing, William LoweryRancher Warren Bronson (Herbert Standing) is plagued by cattle rustlers, so he gets Western detective Fancy Jim Sherwood (Douglas Fairbanks) on the case. Fancy Jim disguises himself as an Eastern wimp and easily discovers that Bull Madden (Frank Campeau) is the head of the rustlers. Jim also falls in love with Jane Forbes (Eileen Percy), a school teacher who has been harassed by Madden. Before rounding up the rustlers and getting the girl, Fairbanks gives full reign to his usual stunts -- climbing up the sides of buildings, mounting a dashing horse, and other leaps and bounds. This wasn't a stand-out vehicle for the athletic star, but according to reviews of the day it was entertaining nevertheless.
