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  • The Real Thing in Cowboys (1914)
  • Short | Short, Comedy, Western
The Real Thing in Cowboys (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy, Western
Elsie's idea of a real man was a dummy dressed like a cowboy, reckless and wild and woolly. Wallace Carey, a gallant city businessman, rich, attractive, and well dressed, was in love with her, but she wanted a real cowboy for a husband. ...See moreElsie's idea of a real man was a dummy dressed like a cowboy, reckless and wild and woolly. Wallace Carey, a gallant city businessman, rich, attractive, and well dressed, was in love with her, but she wanted a real cowboy for a husband. Elsie departed for the west to visit relatives on a ranch, but Elsie's mother favored Carey, and planned to bring them together. Carey applied at the ranch where Elsie was staying for a job, intimating that he had lost his fortune. He mixed with the cowboys, became a "good fellow," defeating them all at their sports and games, and cut a striking figure on horseback, so that Elsie finally began to believe that she had made a mistake. He rescued Elsie from a perilous situation, and proved himself to be a "man" in every way. So Elsie was won after all by an easterner, who admitted after their engagement that he had not lost his fortune, but was merely playing a part to win her love. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Tom Mix
Writers
Hettie Grey Baker (scenario) | Tom Mix (scenario)
Producer
William Nicholas Selig
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Updated Sep 29, 1914
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Sep 29, 1914 (United States)

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4 cast members
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Tom Mix
Wallace Carey Wallace Carey   See fewer
Dick Turpin (1925)
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Goldie Colwell
Elsie Mitchell Elsie Mitchell   See fewer
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Anna Townsend
Mrs. Mitchell Mrs. Mitchell   See fewer
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Old Blue
Carey's Horse (uncredited) Carey's Horse (uncredited)   See fewer
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