Rose of the Rancho (1914 film)

Rose of the Rancho is a 1914 American silent Western film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is based upon the play of the same name by David Belasco and Richard Walton Tully. The film cost $16,988 to make, and grossed $87,028.^[1][2]

Rose of the Rancho
Scene from the film.
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	David Belasco (play) Richard Walton Tully (play) Cecil B. DeMille
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Bessie Barriscale
Cinematography	Alvin Wyckoff
Edited by	Cecil B. DeMille
Production company	Jesse Lasky Feature Plays
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 15, 1914 (1914-11-15)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The film was remade in 1936 by Paramount and starred John Boles and Gladys Swarthout.^[3]

Plot

Esra Kincaid (La Reno) takes land by force and, having taken the Espinoza land, his sights are set on the Castro rancho. US government agent Kearney (Johnston) holds him off till the cavalry shows up and he can declare his love for Juanita "The Rose of the Rancho" (Barriscale).

Cast

• Bessie Barriscale as Juanita
• Dick La Reno as Esra Kincaid
• Jack W. Johnston as Kearney, Government Agent (as J.W. Johnston)
• Monroe Salisbury as Don Luis Del Torre
• James Neill as Padre Antonio
• Sydney Deane as Espinoza
• William Elmer as Half Breed
• Jane Darwell as Senora Castro Kenton, Juanita's
• Al Ernest Garcia
• Jeanie Macpherson (as Jeanie McPherson)
• Mrs. Lewis McCord
• Francisca de la Vinna as Priest at wedding ceremony
• William C. deMille (uncredited)
• Lucien Littlefield (uncredited)

Preservation

A complete 35 mm print of Rose of the Rancho is held by the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York.^[2][4]