Believe Me, Xantippe (1918)

George MacFarland, a wealthy young man who loves adventure, bets his friends Thornton Brown and Arthur Sole $20,000 that he can commit a crime and elude the police for a year. After he forges a check, George heads West and does escape arrest for nearly a year, despite the proliferation of police circulars bearing his name and his favorite expression, "Believe me, Xantippe." In a Colorado hunting lodge, he meets Sheriff Kamman's pretty daughter Dolly, who recognizes and tries to arrest him. According to the terms of the bet, however, he must be captured by a genuine officer of the law, which Dolly is not.

Released June 2, 1918 50 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Western

Keywords: imdb.based-on-play, imdb.lost-film, imdb.colorado, aspectratio.1-33-1

Production Companies: Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company

Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: No Language