Put up Your Hands

Mar 16, 1919

0h 50m

★ 7.0

Overview

Unconventional Olive Barton shocks her aunt when she stages a boxing match during a tea for the new minister. When Olive's father is called West to attend to some mining interests, Olive sneaks into his private car and accompanies him. Arriving in the West, they meet Leonard Hewitt, a young mining engineer, and his partner "Highball" Hazelitt. Even though Olive mistakes them for bandits, she falls in love with Leonard. Olive turns the saloon into a successful gymnasium, manages to foil a conspiracy against her father's mine, and wins the love of Leonard.

Genres

Western

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

American Films

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Cast

Olive Barton (as Margarita Fisher)

Margarita Fischer

Peter Barton

George Periolat

Emory Hewitt

Emory Johnson

Alvin Thorne

Hayward Mack

'Highball' Hazelitt (as William Mong)

William V. Mong

Three Gun Smith (as Gordon Russell)

J. Gordon Russell

Bridget

Kate Price

(as Marion Lee)

Marian Lee

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