The Empty Gun

The Empty Gun
Directed by Joe De Grasse
Written by J. Grubb Alexander
Fred Myton
Starring Lon Chaney
Sam De Grasse
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • September 4, 1917 (1917-09-04)
Running time
30 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Empty Gun is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney[1]

Cast

Reception

Like many American films of the time, The Empty Gun was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. The Chicago Board of Censors required a cut of a scene of the woman shooting the husband.[2]

References

  1. "Progressive Silent Film List: The Empty Gun". silentera.com. Retrieved June 26, 2008.
  2. "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. 5 (13): 33. September 22, 1917.
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