Project Gutenberg 2007-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 126 Hope, Laura Lee The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch Or, Great Days Among the Cowboys E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch" by Laura Lee Hope is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows Ruth and Alice DeVere, two sisters who are part of a moving picture company, as they embark on an adventurous journey to the West. Faced with challenges including a rival film company and the excitement of filming in a Western setting, the narrative explores themes of ambition and creativity within the realm of early cinema. At the start of the book, Ruth and Alice are preparing to go to their film studio in New York. Through their banter, we learn more about their personalities, with Alice being more spirited and adventurous, while Ruth tends to be more practical and cautious. The opening sets the stage for their experiences in the film industry, foreshadowing the troubles with a rival company aiming to steal their ideas. As they venture into their moving picture work, capturing moments both dramatic and humorous, they soon find themselves amidst unexpected twists, including the encounter with an intruding spy from a competing film outfit. The beginning establishes a lively and engaging atmosphere, drawing readers into the world of these aspiring actresses and their adventures in filmmaking. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Girls -- Juvenile fiction Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Juvenile fiction Cowboys -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 291361 2025-08-08T12:59:37.617790 text/html 295296 2007-01-12T17:24:05 text/html 205014 2025-08-08T12:59:45.693738 application/epub+zip 206414 2025-08-08T12:59:40.865797 application/epub+zip 171411 2025-08-08T12:59:39.587830 application/epub+zip 445050 2025-08-08T12:59:49.222723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412044 2025-08-08T12:59:44.800797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358496 2022-09-09T14:08:53.692216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259868 2025-08-08T12:59:36.701805 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259648 2021-01-01T17:43:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19100 2025-08-08T12:59:49.355716 application/rdf+xml 16916 2025-08-08T12:59:40.095797 image/jpeg 3977 2025-08-08T12:59:39.837762 image/jpeg 117191 2021-01-01T17:43:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 95634 2021-01-01T17:43:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 194843 2025-08-08T12:59:37.643798 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia