His Regeneration (Short 1915)

His Regeneration: Directed by Gilbert M. ‘Broncho Billy’ Anderson. With Gilbert M. ‘Broncho Billy’ Anderson, Lee Willard, Marguerite Clayton, Hazel Applegate. An unrepentant crook enters a dance hall and gets in a fight over a girl. As he, unknowingly, breaks into her house, another bloody mess stains the residence’s thick carpets. Can a simple act of kindness pave the way for his regeneration?

“Very mixed in genre, u0026quot;His Regenerationu0026quot; has some Charlie Chaplin comedy and some Gilbert u0026quot;Broncho Billyu0026quot; Anderson drama — but there is nothing especially Western or cowboy-ish about this film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe version I saw had no sound track, no added music, and there were no intertitles, but almost always a viewer could tell just what was going on and what the characters were doing and even thinking.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnderson wrote the scenario, directed the film, and starred in it, and deserves huge plaudits for all three jobs.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;d like to know more about this production, including how Anderson got Chaplin to appear without credit, and more about the other players.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnderson shows in this short — less than 15 minutes — feature that he could act, that he could create a character and demonstrate ability in expressing action and emotion.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is truly a remarkable production for 1915 and well deserving to be watched by motion picture fans and by, perhaps especially, students of motion picture history.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s available at YouTube.”