Hay Foot, Straw Foot

Hay Foot, Straw Foot
Still with Spottiswoode Aitken, Charles Ray, J. P. Lockney, and Doris May
Directed by	Jerome Storm
Produced by	Thomas H. Ince
Screenplay by	Julien Josephson
Starring	Charles Ray Doris May William Conklin Spottiswoode Aitken J. P. Lockney
Cinematography	Chester A. Lyons
Production company	Thomas H. Ince Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	June 22, 1919
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Hay Foot, Straw Foot is a 1919 American silent comedy film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Julien Josephson. The film stars Charles Ray, Doris May, William Conklin, Spottiswoode Aitken and J. P. Lockney. The film was released on June 22, 1919, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2] Its survival status is classified as unknown,^[3] which suggests that it is a lost film.

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[4] enlistee Ulysses S. Grant Briggs (Ray) is bound by his father Thaddeus Briggs (Aitken), a veteran of the Civil War, to emulate his illustrious namesake in all things. He is charged in a courts-martial for entering a notorious roadhouse against orders and rescuing Betty Martin (May), a young woman who aspires to the stage and had just taken part in a military camp entertainment, from the wiles of a man posing as a vaudeville agent. His father appears at the camp hearing and insists that his boy must have had a good reason for his action, but his son refuses to speak. Betty considers the disgrace she caused to the young man, comes to the camp and tells her story and secures his acquittal.

Cast

• Charles Ray as Ulysses S. Grant Briggs
• Doris May as Betty Martin
• William Conklin as Harry Weller
• Spottiswoode Aitken as Thaddeus Briggs
• J. P. Lockney as Jeff Hanan

References

1. "Hay Foot, Straw Foot". AFI. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
2. "Hay Foot, Straw Foot (1919) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
3. Progressive Silent Film List: Hay Foot, Straw Foot at silentera.com
4. "Reviews: Hay Foot, Straw Foot". Exhibitors Herald (New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company) 8 (27): 52. June 28, 1919.

External links

• Hay Foot, Straw Foot at the Internet Movie Database