A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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	Anna Lehr and Will Rogers (center). Photograph: Silent Era image collection.

Cast: Will Rogers [‘Laughing’ Bill Hyde], Anna Lehr [Ponotah], Clarence Oliver [Doctor Evan Thomas], Joseph Herbert [Joseph Wesley Slayforth], Robert Conville [Denny Slevin], Dan Mason [Denny Dorgan], John St. Polis (John Sainpolis) [‘Black’ Jack Burg], Mabel Ballin [Alice Walker]

Rex Beach Pictures Company production; distributed by Goldwyn Pictures Corporation through Goldwyn Distributing Corporation [Star Series]. / Scenario by Willard Mack, from the short story “Laughing Bill Hyde” by Rex Beach. Production design by Hugo Ballin. Assistant director, Walter Sheridan. Cinematography by Arthur Cadwell (Arthur A. Cadwell). / © 30 September 1918 by Goldwyn Pictures Corporation [LP15678]. Released 30 September 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was announced to be directed by Reginald Barker.

Drama: Northwoods.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 22 April 2024.

References: Weaver-Twenty p. 309 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb; Website-IMDb.