Movie Description
A Yankee from the West
(1915)Overview
Billy Milford, Harvard graduate, goes west to seek his fortune. In Addertown he secures a position as stationmaster of the L. & R. Railroad, but is forced out because of his drinking habits. He accidentally meets Gunhild, an emigrant Norwegian girl, as she arrives in Addertown to take up her home with Jan Hagsberg, the town's saloonkeeper. Seeking revenge on the railroad, Milford joins Jim Dorsey in a scheme to hold up the road's paymaster on his way to pay the employees of the company's mine.
Featured Crew
Cast
Billy Milford aka Hell-in-the Mud
Gunhild, a Norwegian Girl
Jim Dorsey, Milford's Pal
Mrs. Stuvic, an Illinois Matron
Professor Emerson
Jan Hagnerg, Gunhild's Uncle
Whitney Mills, R.R. Superintendent
Sheriff Dick
The Railroad Superintendent
Facts
Original TitleA Yankee from the West
Status Released
Release Information
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1915-08-19
Original LanguageUnknown
Production CompaniesMajestic Motion Picture Company
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
- Western
