Buckshot John (1915)
50m
Running Time
February 4, 1915
Release Date
Plot.
A sheriff and his posse shoot it out with a gang of robbers headed by Bad Jake Kennedy. The surviving robber, Buckshot John, won't tell where the gang's loot is hidden and gets 30 years in prison. Halfway through his sentence he "gets religion" and in order to save his soul, decides to tell where the gang has hidden its stash of gold. However, a phony clairvoyant, The Great Gilmore, finds out about John's intentions and tricks him into revealing where the gold is. When John finds out what happened, he decides to break out of prison and take care of matters himself.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Hobart Bosworth
'Buckshot John' Moran / Director
Courtenay Foote
Dr. Buchanan Gilmore / The Great Gilmore
Carl Von Schiller
Jimmy Dacey - A Reporter
Helen Wolcott
Ruth Mason
Herbert Standing
John Mason
Marshall Stedman
Warden of State's Prison
Frank Lanning
Bad Jake Kennedy
Art Acord
Hairtrigger Jordan
Elmo Lincoln
The Sheriff
Rhea Haines
Mrs. Hayden
Hoot Gibson
Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
Joe Ray
Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
Hetty Grey
Writer
Charles E. van Loan
Story
George W. Hill
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release Date
February 4, 1915
Status
Released
Running Time
50m
Content Rating
NR
Genres
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Wiki.
Buckshot John is a 1915 American Western film that was directed by and starred Hobart Bosworth.
Location shooting for the film took place in Banning, California.