The Ransom of Red Chief (1911)
0h 10m | PG-13
After reading a newspaper article regarding old Tightwad's rise in the world, Bill and Jim hit upon a plan to get some of Tightwad's easy money by holding young Tightwad for ransom. They accordingly hire a rig, take the boy and conceal him in a cave. The boy, instead of weeping and wailing for home and mother, proclaims himself "Red Chief" and makes it uncomfortable for his captors. (Moving Picture World)
Director: J. Searle Dawley
Studio: Edison Studios
Genre: Comedy, Western
Video: 720p
Cast
Yale Boss
as Red Chief - The Little Boy