Passing of the Oklahoma Outlaws (1915)
Sadly the majority of the footage from this six-reeler is now lost and all that remains is around 13-minutes. What footage there is can be found on the Treasures Vol. 5: The West collection. The history of this film is actually quite interesting as Marshall William Tilghman grew tired of watching Westerns glamorize bandits, crooks and outlaws. This was especially true for bandit-turned-filmmaker Al Jennings who made several pictures making himself look good. Tilghman decided to get into the movie business to show that these people aren't to be looked up to. Considering the majority of the film is lost, there's no way one could fully judge what's left but there's no doubt that the remaining footage is worth viewing. There are a handful of scenes including one where Tilghman goes into a den of crooks and there's also several shoot-outs that are still available. For the most part this footage appears to have been well-shot and there's plenty of nice action. One just wishes the rest of the film would turn up to see Tilghman's version of some of these events.
Sadly the majority of the footage from this six-reeler is now lost and all that remains is around 13-minutes. What footage there is can be found on the Treasures Vol. 5: The West collection. The history of this film is actually quite interesting as Marshall William Tilghman grew tired of watching Westerns glamorize bandits, crooks and outlaws. This was especially true for bandit-turned-filmmaker Al Jennings who made several pictures making himself look good. Tilghman decided to get into the movie business to show that these people aren't to be looked up to. Considering the majority of the film is lost, there's no way one could fully judge what's left but there's no doubt that the remaining footage is worth viewing. There are a handful of scenes including one where Tilghman goes into a den of crooks and there's also several shoot-outs that are still available. For the most part this footage appears to have been well-shot and there's plenty of nice action. One just wishes the rest of the film would turn up to see Tilghman's version of some of these events.