A Six Shootin' Romance is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Olive Hasbrouck and William Steele.[1]
| A Six Shootin' Romance | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Clifford Smith |
| Written by | Alan James Ruth Comfort Mitchell |
| Produced by | Orval Breese |
| Starring | Jack Hoxie Olive Hasbrouck William Steele |
| Cinematography | William Nobles |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | March 7, 1926 |
Running time | 53 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot edit
"Lightning" Jack (Jack Hoxie) is joint heir to a ranch with eastern society girl Donaldeen Travis (Olive Hasbrouck).
Although neighboring rancher Currier King (William Steele) is already married, he is attracted to Donaldeen and begins to court her. When Donaldeen learns Currier is married, she spurns his advances. Angered, Currier abducts Donaldeen.
Jack rallies his men to rescue Donaldeen from Currier, and Donaldeen finds that she is in love with Jack.[2][1]
Cast edit
- Jack Hoxie as "Lightning" Jack[3]
- Olive Hasbrouck as Donaldeen Travis
- William Steele as Currier King
- Carmen Phillips as Mrs. King
- Robert McKenzie as Ricketts
- Mattie Peters as Mammy
- Virginia Bradford as Muriel Travis
Production edit
A Six Shootin' Romance was one of several silent films of the 1920s to be shot in the Alabama Hills.[4]
This was Carmen Phillips's final screen performance.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 414. ISBN 978-0-313-27858-7.
- ^ Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 728. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.
- ^ "A Six Shootin' Romance". tcm.com. March 7, 1926. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ Morfin, Charles Michael (September 29, 2014). Location Filming in the Alabama Hills. Arcadia Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-4396-4747-9.
- ^ Redmond, Jennifer Ann. Silents of the Vamps: Bad Girls You Don't Know - But Should. BearManor Media.
