A Hero on Horseback

A Hero on Horseback
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Directed byDel Andrews
Written by
Based onBread Upon the Water
by Peter B. Kyne
Produced byCarl Laemmle
StarringHoot Gibson
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 10, 1927 (1927-07-10)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

A Hero on Horseback is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by Del Andrews and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and directed by Universal Pictures.[1][2]

A copy is held in the Library of Congress collection.[3]

Plot summary

Billy Garford borrows $500 from rancher J.D. Starbuck and proceeds to lose most of it gambling. With $50 left, Billy stakes old prospector Jimmie Breeze.

Now broke, Billy hires himself out to Starbuck. Billy falls in love with Starbuck's daughter, Ollie and is fired when Starbuck discovers the affair.

Jimmie returns, having struck it rich, and together they buy a local bank. Mason is nearly lynched when the bank's funds are stolen.[4][5]

Cast

Accolades

Dan Mason's role as prospector Jimmie Breeze was praised as one of his finest.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "A Hero on Horseback". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Andrews, Del; Gibson, Hoot (1927), A Hero On Horseback, retrieved July 13, 2022
  4. ^ a b Eckhardt, Joseph P. (December 24, 2020). Dan Mason: From Vaudeville to Broadway to the Silent Screen. McFarland. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-4766-4181-2.
  5. ^ Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.