Believe Me, Xantippe

Believe Me, Xantippe

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1918-06-02

George MacFarland, a wealthy young man who loves adventure, bets his friends Thornton Brown and Arthur Sole $20,000 that he can commit a crime and elude the police for a year. After he forges a check, George heads West and does escape arrest for nearly a year, despite the proliferation of police circulars bearing his name and his favorite expression, "Believe me, Xantippe." In a Colorado hunting lodge, he meets Sheriff Kamman's pretty daughter Dolly, who recognizes and tries to arrest him. According to the terms of the bet, however, he must be captured by a genuine officer of the law, which Dolly is not.

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Believe Me, Xantippe

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George MacFarland, a wealthy young man who loves adventure, bets his friends Thornton Brown and Arthur Sole $20,000 that he can commit a crime and elude the police for a year. After he forges a check, George heads West and does escape arrest for nearly a year, despite the proliferation of police circulars bearing his name and his favorite expression, "Believe me, Xantippe." In a Colorado hunting lodge, he meets Sheriff Kamman's pretty daughter Dolly, who recognizes and tries to arrest him. According to the terms of the bet, however, he must be captured by a genuine officer of the law, which Dolly is not.

Released

1918-06-02

Runtime

50

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$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Language

No Language

Production

Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company

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    Wallace Reid

    Wallace Reid
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    Ann Little

    Ann Little
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    Ernest Joy

    Ernest Joy
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    Henry Woodward

    Henry Woodward
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    Noah Beery

    Noah Beery
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    James Cruze

    James Cruze
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    Winifred Greenwood

    Winifred Greenwood
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    Jim Farley

    Jim Farley
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    Charles Ogle

    Charles Ogle
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    Clarence Geldart

    Clarence Geldart