California (1927 film)

California is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and written by Marian Ainslee, Ruth Cummings and Frank Davis. The film stars Tim McCoy, Dorothy Sebastian, Marc McDermott, Frank Currier and Fred Warren. The film was released on May 7, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]

California
Directed byW. S. Van Dyke
Screenplay byMarian Ainslee
Ruth Cummings
Frank Davis
Story byPeter B. Kyne
Produced byErich Pommer
StarringTim McCoy
Dorothy Sebastian
Marc McDermott
Frank Currier
Fred Warren
CinematographyClyde De Vinna
Edited byBasil Wrangell
Production
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Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • May 7, 1927 (1927-05-07)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

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The film dramatized the Battle of San Pasqual, of December 6–7, 1846, a battle of the Mexican–American War 1846-1848, in which General Stephen W. Kearny's U.S. Dragoons fought Californio lancers in the San Pasqual Valley, just east of Escondido, California.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "California". AFI. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  2. ^ "California (1927) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Grace Kingsley, "Tim McCoy's New One," Los Angeles Times, March 4, 1927.
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