Bulldog Courage is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Edward A. Kull,[3] and starring George Larkin and Bessie Love. It was written by Larkin and his wife Ollie Kirkby,[4] with a screenplay by Jeanne Poe.[5] It was produced by Russell Productions[2] and distributed by State Rights.[2]
| Bulldog Courage | |
|---|---|
 Bulldog Courage listed as a double showing with In the Days of Buffalo Bill | |
| Directed by | Edward A. Kull |
| Written by | |
| Story by | Jeanne Poe |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann[1] |
| Edited by | Fred Allen[1] |
Production company | Russell Productions[2] |
| Distributed by | State Rights[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The film is preserved in the collection of the British Film Institute.[6]
Plot
editCollege athlete Jimmy Brent (Larkin) is sent to Wyoming to beat up Big Bob Phillips, his uncle's rival for the hand of Mary Allen. When Jimmy arrives in Wyoming, he falls in love with Gloria Phillips (Love), and decides not to beat up Bob. When Bob mistakenly thinks that Jimmy is the cause of cattle rustling, Jimmy fights him, catches the actual cattle rustlers, and ends up with Gloria.[1]
Cast
edit- George Larkin as Jimmy Brent[1]
- Bessie Love as Gloria Phillips
- Albert MacQuarrie as John Morton
- Karl Silvera as Smokey Evans
- Frank Whitman as Big Bob Phillips
- Bill Patton as Sheriff Webber
- Barbara Tennant as Mary Allen
Production
editReception
editAlthough few contemporaneous reviews of the film exist today, Bessie Love considered this film as one of the first indicators of decline in her silent film career.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1971). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films 1921–1930. New York: R.R. Bowker Company. p. 97. ISBN 9780520215214. OCLC 664500075.
- ^ a b c d "State Rights". Moving Picture World. October 21, 1922. p. 712.
- ^ "Index to Photoplays". Moving Picture World. October 28, 1922. p. 816.
- ^ "Finding Aid for the George Larkin Papers, ca. 1915–1946". Online Archive of California.
- ^ Katchmer, George A. (1991). Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known. McFarland. p. 467.
- ^ "Bulldog Courage (1922)". British Film Institute.
- ^ "Filmed in Oregon 1908–2015" (PDF). Oregon Film Council. Oregon State Library. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Gaberscek, Carlo; Stier, Kenny (2014). In Search of Western Movie Sites. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-312-62502-0.
- ^ Love, Bessie (1977). From Hollywood with Love: An Autobiography of Bessie Love. London: Elm Tree Books. p. 85. OCLC 734075937.