By Right of Possession

By Right of Possession is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by William Wolbert and starring Mary Anderson, Antonio Moreno and Otto Lederer.

Cast

• Mary Anderson as Kate Saxon
• Antonio Moreno as Tom Baxter
• Otto Lederer as Bells
• Leon De La Mothe as Trimble

Censorship

Before By Right of Possession could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of a scene where Bells is brutally beaten, and of another scene where a calf is branded.

References

Bibliography

• Langman, Larry. American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing, 1998.

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