The Passing of Hell's Crown

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The Passing of Hell's Crown
Directed byJacques Jaccard
Written byW. B. Pearson
StarringHarry Carey
Production
company
Bison Motion Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • April 22, 1916 (1916-04-22)
Running time
20 minutes; 2 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Passing of Hell's Crown is a 1916 American silent Western film featuring Harry Carey.

Cast[]

  • Harry Carey as Blaze
  • Olive Carey as Rose Graney (credited as Olive Fuller Golden)
  • G. Raymond Nye as Chuck Wells (credited as Bill Nye)
  • Neal Hart as Sheriff Bill Graney
  • Hoot Gibson as the Cowboy
  • Peggy Coudray as the Cowboy's Sweetheart

Reception[]

Like many American films of the time, The Passing of Hell's Crown was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of the branding of cattle, seven shooting scenes between the sheriff and outlaws, and the shooting of Chuck by Blaze.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 6 (6): 31. February 2, 1918.

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