Hay Foot, Straw Foot

{{Infobox film

| name = Hay Foot, Straw Foot

| image = Hay Foot, Straw Foot (1919) - 1.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Still with Spottiswoode Aitken, Charles Ray, J. P. Lockney, and Doris May

| director = Jerome Storm

| producer = Thomas H. Ince

| screenplay = Julien Josephson

| starring = Charles Ray
Doris May
William Conklin
Spottiswoode Aitken
J. P. Lockney

| music =

| cinematography = Chester A. Lyons

| editing = Ralph Dixon

| studio = Thomas H. Ince Corporation

| distributor = Paramount Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1919|6|22}}

| runtime = 50 minutes

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English intertitles)

| budget =

| gross =

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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.{{cite web|url=http://catalog.afi.com/Film/15420-HAY-FOOTSTRAWFOOT|title=Hay Foot, Straw Foot|publisher=AFI|accessdate=14 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/497846/hay-foot-straw-foot|title=Hay Foot, Straw Foot (1919) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=14 January 2015}} It is not known whether the film currently survives.[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/H/HayFootStrawFoot1919.html Progressive Silent Film List: Hay Foot, Straw Foot] at silentera.com

Plot

As described in a film magazine,{{cite journal |title=Reviews: Hay Foot, Straw Foot |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=8 |issue=27 |page=[https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald09exhi/page/52 52] |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=June 28, 1919 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald09exhi}} 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 court-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

Reception

The Variety review was mostly positive, finding the story to be "slight" but that the acting more than made up for it. Great praise was given to Doris May, who the reviewer described as "a mighty clever little ingenue" and "enacts her role charmingly.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1919-06-27_55_5/page/44/mode/2up |title=Variety |date= |publisher=Variety Publishing Co. |others= |location=New York |publication-date=June 27, 1919 |pages=45 |language=en}}