Short film
The Tryout
1919 · 26 min
A gentle, old-fashioned western lesson in which a boy's hero worship is quietly turned toward a better path.
- Directed by
- William Bertram
- Genres
- Western
- Starring
- Al J. Jennings, Thomas Ashton, Vivian Gane
- Overview
- Outlaw Al Jennings is idolized by a young boy who wants to be just like him. Jennings decides to take the boy on a three-day "tryout" to show him that the life of an outlaw is not one he wants to live.
- How it feels
- Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Coming-of-age, crime, redemption
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- William Bertram
- Genres
- Western
- Starring
- Al J. Jennings, Thomas Ashton, Vivian Gane
