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Film Still of Actress Josie Sedgwick from "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y'"
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Actress Josie Sedgwick plays Betty Clayton in this western. Betty is in charge of the Lazy Y ranch, and she is friendly with Calumet Marston, whose father Jim had put her in charge of the ranch while Clayton was absent. In the story Betty uses her rifle to wound Tom Taggart, a squatter, when he shoots Clayton in an ambush. In this image, Betty is standing in the woods near her horse, looking out warily with her rifle.
1918
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Film Still of Actress Josie Sedgwick from "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y'"
1918
Actress Josie Sedgwick plays Betty Clayton in this western. Betty is in charge of the Lazy Y ranch, and her young brother Bobby lives with her. Her grandfather wanted a safe home for his grandchild...
Film Still of Actress Josie Sedgwick from "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y'"
1918
Actress Josie Sedgwick as Betty Clayton runs the Lazy Y ranch for Calumet Marston, who is in a feud with Neal Taggart and his father Tom. Betty is with two men, both of whom hold onto her arms. One...
Film Still from "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y'"
1918
Actress Josie Sedgwick as Betty Clayton and six other men, some with guns, holed up in a ranch house, shooting toward a window. One of the men stands with arm across his forehead, and another man h...
Film Still from "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y'"
1918
Actress Josie Sedgwick as Betty Clayton standing over a man laying on his back on debris on the floor. She holds a bottle in her hand, arm raised above her head, poised to hit the man.
Film Still of Movie Poster for "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y'"
1918
Movie poster using a heavily retouched film still for "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y,'" a western genre film. Shown is actor Roy Stewart playing Calumet Marston who returns to his old home, the Lazy Y r...
Film Still from "The Boss of the Lazy 'Y'"
1918
Group of four men and one woman outdoors at a ranch setting. One man has blood from a likely gunshot wound on his forearm.
