The Peace of Roaring River

The Peace of Roaring River
Lobby poster
Directed byHobart Henley
Victor Schertzinger
Written byGeorge E. Van Schaik (story, scenario)
Produced bySamuel Goldwyn
StarringPauline Frederick
CinematographyEdward Gheller
Distributed byGoldwyn Pictures
Release date
  • August 10, 1919 (1919-08-10)
Running time
50 minutes; 5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles
Pauline Frederick
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The Peace of Roaring River is a 1919 American silent Western film produced and distributed by Goldwyn Pictures and starring Pauline Frederick. Hobart Henley and Victor Schertzinger directed the production.[1][2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[3] Hugo Ennis, a man's man, refuses to capitulate to the wooing of Sophy McGurn, the postmistress, which arouses her resentment. She puts an advertisement in a matrimonial newspaper and answers the replies in his name. This causes little Madge Nelson of Omaha, Nebraska, to come to the little town. Her recent illness has left her penniless and friendless. She goes to Ennis' cabin. Ennis returns, thinks he smells a blackmailing scheme, and during the argument that follows is shot by Madge. Madge summons a doctor and saves the life of Ennis. Sophy leads a delegation of the town's women to drive Madge out of the community. Ennis recovers consciousness and, discovering that he loves Madge, persuades her to stay. He outwits the designing Sophy and marries Madge.

Cast

Preservation

The Peace of Roaring River is currently presumed lost.[4][2] In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Peace of Roaring River". afi.com. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  2. 1 2 de Groat, Greta (December 25, 2008), The Pauline Frederick Website: The Peace of Roaring River (1919), stanford.edu, retrieved May 18, 2026
  3. ↑ "Reviews: Peace of Roaring River". Exhibitors Herald. 9 (6). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 46. August 2, 1919.
  4. ↑ "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Peace Of Roaring River". memory.loc.gov. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2026. Cite error: Unknown parameter "loc" in <ref> tag; supported parameters are dir, follow, group, name (see the help page).
  5. ↑ "7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29)" (PDF). National Film Preservation Board. February 4, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
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