Ride for Your Life
| Ride for Your Life | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Edward Sedgwick |
| Written by | Johnston McCulley Richard Schayer Raymond L. Schrock |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle Hoot Gibson |
| Starring | Hoot Gibson |
| Cinematography | Virgil Miller |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Ride for Your Life is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson.[1]
Plot
[edit]As described in a film magazine review,[2] Bud Watkins is in love with Betsy Burke. However, she shows a preference for The Cocopah Kid, a reckless bandit. Gambler "Gentleman Jim" Slade cheats Bud out of his ranch. The Cocopah Kid dies suddenly. Bud, disguised as the bandit, has a variety of wild adventures. He defeats Slade's plot to obtain possession of the newly discovered gold diggings, rescues Betsy from Slade's clutches, and eventually wins Betsy's affection.
Cast
[edit]- Hoot Gibson as Bud Watkins
- Laura La Plante as Betsy Burke
- Harry Todd as "Plug" Hanks
- Robert McKim as "Gentleman Jim" Slade
- Howard Truesdale as Dan Burke (credited as Howard Truesdell)
- Fred Humes as The Cocopah Kid
- Clark Comstock as Tim Murphy
- Anna Dodge as Mrs. Donnegan (credited as Mrs. George Hernandez)
- William Robert Daly as Dan Donnegan
Preservation
[edit]With no prints of Ride for Your Life located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Ride for Your Life at silentera.com
- ^ Pardy, George T. (March 8, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Ride for Your Life". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 26. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Ride for Your Life
External links
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- 1924 films
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- Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
- Lost American Western (genre) films
- Films based on works by Johnston McCulley
- Silent American Western (genre) films
- Universal Pictures films
- 1920s American films
- Films with screenplays by Richard Schayer
- 1920s English-language films
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