40-Horse Hawkins

40-Horse Hawkins
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Directed by	Edward Sedgwick
Written by	Edward Sedgwick Raymond L. Schrock
Based on	story by Edward Sedgwick and Raymond L. Schrock
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Hoot Gibson
Cinematography	Virgil Miller
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 21, 1924 (1924-04-21)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

40-Horse Hawkins is a lost^[1] 1924 American silent Western comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.^[2][3]

Luke Hawkins (Hoot Gibson), a Jack-of-all-trades and resident of the western town of Lariat. An old fashioned theatrical troupe visits the town, and Luke falls in love with its leading lady, Mary Darling (Anne Cornwall).

Luke heads to New York to follow Mary. He takes another series of jobs, and eventually finds work as an extra in Mary's new production. Just as the play is about to flop, Luke's rush to take her in his arms turns the show into a hit.

40-Horse Hawkins involves several cliches of the day. The Luke Hawkins character is typical of the Western country boy "fish out of water" tale when he finds himself in the city-of-cities, New York. The film offers a nostalgic look at the touring theatre companies of the day, and offers the typical cliche of mustache-twirling villain (Richard Tucker) and a grand leading woman (Helen Holmes).

• Hoot Gibson filmography
• List of American films of 1924

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