Ride for Your Life
1924 film
- February 25, 1924 (1924-02-25)
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Ride for Your Life is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson.[1]
Plot
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
- 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
With no prints of Ride for Your Life located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
See also
- Hoot Gibson filmography
References
- ^ 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ride for Your Life.
- Ride for Your Life at IMDb
- Ride for Your Life at AllMovie
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Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
- Fantômas (1920)
- Bar Nothin' (1921)
- The Rough Diamond (1921)
- Live Wires (1921)
- Boomerang Justice (1922)
- Chasing the Moon (1922)
- The Bearcat (1922)
- The Flaming Hour (1922)
- Do and Dare (1922)
- Out of Luck (1923)
- Romance Land (1923)
- Single Handed (1923)
- The Gentleman from America (1923)
- Dead Game (1923)
- Shootin' for Love (1923)
- The First Degree (1923)
- Blinky (1923)
- The Ramblin' Kid (1923)
- The Thrill Chaser (1923)
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- 40-Horse Hawkins (1924)
- Broadway or Bust (1924)
- The Sawdust Trail (1924)
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- Let 'er Buck (1925)
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- West Point (1927)
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- The Cameraman (1928)
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- Doughboys (1930)
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