“Blue Blazes” Rawden
(1918) United States of America
B&W : Five reels
Directed by William S. Hart
Cast: William S. Hart [‘Blue Blazes’ Rawden], Maude George [Babette Du Fresne], Robert McKim [‘Ladyfingers’ Hilgard], Gertrude Claire [Mrs. Hilgard], Robert Gordon [Eric Hilgard], Hart Hoxie (Jack Hoxie) [Joe La Barge]
William S. Hart Productions, Incorporated, production; distributed by Artcraft Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by J.G. Hawks, from a screen story by J.G. Hawks. Production supervised by Thomas H. Ince. Art direction by G. Harold Percival. Cinematography by Joe August (Joseph H. August). Presented by Thomas H. Ince. / © 1 February 1918 by William S. Hart Productions, Incorporated [LP12033]. Released 18 February 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama: Adventure: Northwoods.
Synopsis: Synopses available in AFI-F1 n. F1.0395, and in Koszarski-Hart p. 84.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (AFI/Thomas H. Ince collection); in the George Eastman Museum film archive; in the film holdings of The William S. Hart Museum; in the film holdings of Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum (EmGee Film Library collection) [16mm reduction positives]; and in private film collections [16mm reduction positives].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 4 December 2024.
References: AFI-F1 n. F1.0395; Bardèche-History pp. 108, 110; Koszarski-Hart pp. xviii, 84-85; Limbacher-Feature p. 27.
Home video: DVD.
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