The Learning of Jim Benton

1917 film

December 9, 1917 (1917-12-09)

Running time

50 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Learning of Jim Benton is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Roy Stewart, Fritzi Ridgeway and Walter Perry.^[1]

Cast

Roy Stewart as Jim Benton
Fritzi Ridgeway as Evelyn Hastings
Walter Perry as Joe
Ed Brady as Harvey Knowles
Thornton Edwards as Sid Harvey

Synopsis

Jim Benton has been too busy making money to learn to read and write, but he persuades Evelyn Hastings to open school on his ranch and he is her most devoted pupil. The sheepmen carry out their threat to cut off Benton's water supply and Evelyn makes him promise to shoot only in self-defense. He keeps his promise, but still he has to kill, and a packed jury of sheepmen bring in a death verdict. The cattlemen attempt a rescue, but it is Evelyn who saves the day.^[2]

References

^ Langman, p. xvi
^ "The Learnin' of Jim Benton (1917)". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

Bibliography

Langman, Larry. A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992.

External links

The Learning of Jim Benton at IMDb

Films directed by Clifford Smith

The Apostle of Vengeance (1916)
The Boss of the Lazy Y (1917)
The Learning of Jim Benton (1917)
The Devil Dodger (1917)
One Shot Ross (1917)
The Medicine Man (1917)
The Red-Haired Cupid (1918)
Crossing Trails (1921)
Daring Danger (1922)
Wild Bill Hickok (1923)
Fighting Fury (1924)
Ridgeway of Montana (1924)
The Back Trail (1924)
Singer Jim McKee (1924)
Don Dare Devil (1925)
The Call of Courage (1925)
Bustin' Thru (1925)
The Red Rider (1925)
A Roaring Adventure (1925)
Ridin' Thunder (1925)
The Sign of the Cactus (1925)
The White Outlaw (1925)
The Desert's Toll (1926)
The Arizona Sweepstakes (1926)
A Six Shootin' Romance (1926)
The Demon (1926)
Sky High Corral (1926)
The Terror (1926)
The Wild Horse Stampede (1926)
Rustlers' Ranch (1926)
The Ridin' Rascal (1926)
The Scrappin' Kid (1926)
The Set-Up (1926)
The Man in the Saddle (1926)
The Fighting Peacemaker (1926)
The Phantom Bullet (1926)
Open Range (1927)
Spurs and Saddles (1927)
Loco Luck (1927)
The Valley of Hell (1927)
The Three Outcasts (1929)

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