Ridgeway of Montana is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Olive Hasbrouck, and Herbert Fortier.[1][2]
| Ridgeway of Montana | |
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| Directed by | Clifford Smith |
| Written by | Isadore Bernstein William MacLeod Raine Richard Schayer Raymond L. Schrock |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Jack Hoxie Olive Hasbrouck Herbert Fortier |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine review,[3] Buck Ridgeway, wealthy ranchman, captures members of a rustler band, but Pelton, their leader, makes a getaway in great style by jumping from his mount just at a crucial moment and hurdling over a towering rock into the river below. Buck visits the city and meets Aline Hanley who flirts with him, but he does not respond. Piqued, Aline follows him and is lost in the mountains. Buck finds her and a snowstorm compels them to spend the night together in a cabin. Buck weds Aline. She is kidnapped by Pelton. Buck conceals himself in a wagon to serve as a shield from flying bullets, rolls downhill and crashes into Pelton's shack. After a scrapping fight with Pelton, her husband rescues her and Aline is convinced of the sincerity of his love.
Cast
edit- Jack Hoxie as Buck Ridgeway
- Olive Hasbrouck as Aline Hanley
- Herbert Fortier as Simon Hanley
- Lew Meehan as Steve Pelton
- Charles Thurston as Reverend McNabb
- Pat Harmon as Pete Shagmire
- Lyndon Hobart as Pierre Gendron
Preservation
editA print of Ridgeway of Montana is in the collection of EYE Film Institute Netherlands.[4]
References
edit- ^ Darby p. 406
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Ridgeway of Montana at silentera.com
- ^ Pardy, George T. (May 24, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Ridgeway of Montana". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 51. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Ridgeway of Montana
Bibliography
edit- Darby, William. Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films. Scarecrow Press, 1991.
External links
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