Real life outlaw Al Jennings tells a "real" story about how he came to the aid of a woman who was abused by her alcoholic husband.Real life outlaw Al Jennings tells a "real" story about how he came to the aid of a woman who was abused by her alcoholic husband.Real life outlaw Al Jennings tells a "real" story about how he came to the aid of a woman who was abused by her alcoholic husband.
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- TriviaThe Jennings brothers were members of the outlaw band known as "The Long Riders." They were captured and imprisoned, but later given a pardon by President Theodore Roosevelt. Al J. Jennings then became a lawyer and evangelist and, in collaboration with writer Will Irwin, contributed a series of autobiographical stories to The Saturday Evening Post. The story from which this film was taken was "based on absolute facts" as noted by one reviewer.
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Al Jennings: There are many incidents left unrecorded. Some of which I am thinking of making in moving pictures for the beneficial effect it may have on young men. Among the first will be the story of the 'Lady of the Dugout.'
The Englishman: Dugout! You mean of the trenches?
Al Jennings: No, this dugot was a home dug in the soil of a western prairie.
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This is an exceptionally well made and moving film from 1918...and it's also complete crap. Let me explain. As far as the production values go--the acting, the locale, the action--it's great. But the story, while VERY moving, is also completely fabricated and passed off as fact by a very unreliable source. Al Jennings, who starred in and produced the film, was a real life outlaw in the old west. However, after robbing trains and banks, he somehow got his sentence in prison commuted and even eventually got a full presidential pardon! Once released, Jennings became a popular speaker, evangelist and writer--with his life being serialized in "The Saturday Evening Post". The only problem with this was that Jennings was also a habitual liar who played VERY fast and loose with the facts. The story in this film of him and his brother helping a destitute woman is pure hogwash and perpetuates the myth of the 'good bandit'--like Jesse James (who was a murderer) and other modern Robin Hoods. No, Jennings was not the type to rob from the rich and give to the poor--he robbed from the rich and gave very amply to himself! Now if you can ignore that the film is pure bunk, then you'll also find that it's very entertaining and amazingly well done for its time. Well worth seeing--just don't make the mistake of thinking it's fact-based...it ain't.
By the way, the child in this film, Ben Alexander, later went on to be Joe Friday's partner on the original TV "Dragnet" series (in the 1950s). Also, Al and Frank Jennings actually played themselves in this film!
By the way, the child in this film, Ben Alexander, later went on to be Joe Friday's partner on the original TV "Dragnet" series (in the 1950s). Also, Al and Frank Jennings actually played themselves in this film!
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By what name was The Lady of the Dugout (1918) officially released in India in English?
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