The Learning of Jim Benton is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Roy Stewart, Fritzi Ridgeway and Walter Perry.
Cast
Roy Stewart as Jim Benton
Fritzi Ridgeway as Evelyn Hastings
Walter Perry as Joe
Ed Brady as Harvey Knowles
Thornton Edwards as Sid Harvey
Synopsis
Jim Benton has been too busy making money to learn to read and write, but he persuades Evelyn Hastings to open school on his ranch and he is her most devoted pupil. The sheepmen carry out their threat to cut off Benton's water supply and Evelyn makes him promise to shoot only in self-defense. He keeps his promise, but still he has to kill, and a packed jury of sheepmen bring in a death verdict. The cattlemen attempt a rescue, but it is Evelyn who saves the day.
References
Bibliography
Langman, Larry. A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992.