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| Directed by | John Waters |
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| Based on | Nevada by Zane Grey |
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| Cinematography | Charles Edgar Schoenbaum |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 7 reels, 6,258 ft |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Nevada is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by John Waters and starring Gary Cooper, Thelma Todd, and William Powell.[1] Based on the novel Nevada by Zane Grey, the film is about a former outlaw hired to protect a ranch owner's daughter, which angers the ranch foreman who is in love with the girl. The villainous foreman spreads a rumor of his rival's dark past to the sheriff, and the former outlaw is soon on the run again. Eventually he captures a gang of cattle rustlers led by the foreman, and with his reputation restored, he marries the girl.[1] This lavish Western film was remade in 1944 as a B movie version titled Nevada starring Robert Mitchum—the only time Cooper and Mitchum played the same role; the remake was so early in Mitchum's career that he was billed with "Introducing Bob Mitchum as Jim Lacy."
Nevada still survives in a complete copy, but the film's appearance is not the best, due probably to poor preservation. It is possible to make out scenes, but not as well as other highly restored silent films. This was a very early Western role for Gary Cooper, but his fame in Westerns would be more noticeable in talking pictures.[2] The film's copyright was not renewed, and therefore went into the public domain on January 1, 2023.[3]
- ^ a b Hans J. Wollstein. "Nevada (1927)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Nevada". silentera.com. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ "Catalog of copyright entries. Ser.3 pt.12-13 v.9-12 1955-1958 Motion Pictures". Catalog of Copyright Entries.musical Compositions. September 3, 1891.