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Chimmie Fadden Out West
Chimmie Fadden Out West
	Film still with Victor Moore (center)
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	Cecil B. DeMille; Jeanie MacPherson; Edward W. Townsend
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille
Starring	Victor Moore
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by	Cecil B. DeMille
Production; company	Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures Corp.
Release date	November 21, 1915;
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles
Budget	$15,096
Box office	$72,036

Chimmie Fadden Out West is a 1915 American silent Western comedy film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It was made as a sequel to Chimmie Fadden.^[2]

Location shooting took place in Death Valley, California.^[3]

Plot edit

Chimmie is sent out west as part of a scam by a railroad company. He is to pretend to find gold, then retreat as the company takes advantage. Things do not go as planned.^[4]

Cast edit

Victor Moore as Chimmie Fadden
Camille Astor as The Duchess
Raymond Hatton as Larry
Mrs. Lewis McCord as Mother Fadden
Ernest Joy as Mr. Van Courtlandt
Tom Forman as Antoine
Florence Dagmar as Betty Van Courtlandt
Harry Hadfield as Preston
Ramona the mule as herself
Henry Bergman as the hotel keeper

Preservation edit

A complete 35 mm print of Chimmie Fadden Out West is held by the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.^[5]

References edit

^ ^a ^b "De Mille's Costs-Gross". Variety. March 21, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Chimmie Fadden Out West". Silent Era. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
^ "Chimmie Fadden Out West". afi.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
^ "Put Chimmie Fadden Into a Movie Play. Townsend's Bowery Boy Wins Many Laughs While Seeking a Mine Out West". The New York Times. November 22, 1915. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^ "American Silent Feature Film Database: Chimmie Fadden Out West". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 30, 2024.