Where to Watch The Ransom of Red Chief (1911)

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Ransom of Red Chief' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The Ransom of Red Chief' right now, here are some finer points about the Edison Studios comedy flick.

Released February 15th, 1911, 'The Ransom of Red Chief' stars Yale Boss The movie has a runtime of about 10 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from respected users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "After reading a newspaper article regarding old Tightwads rise in the world Bill and Jim hit upon a plan to get some of Tightwads easy money by holding young Tightwad for ransom They accordingly hire a rig take the boy and conceal him in a cave The boy instead of weeping and wailing for home and mother proclaims himself Red Chief and makes it uncomfortable for his captors Moving Picture World" .