The Arizona Romeo is a lost 1925 American silent Western film directed by Edmund Mortimer and starring Buck Jones, Lucy Fox, and Bud Geary.[1][2]
| The Arizona Romeo | |
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| Directed by | Edmund Mortimer |
| Written by | Charles Kenyon |
| Produced by | William Fox |
| Starring | Buck Jones Lucy Fox Bud Geary |
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| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editAs described in a review in a film magazine,[3] the more violent the opposition on the part of her father John Wayne (Kirkland), the more determined is Sylvia (Fox) to marry Richard Barr (Geary) even though she does not really love him. She slips away with her maid and arranges for John to meet her in Arizona. Tom Long is disgusted to find that his cowboys are all getting manicures, and that Sylvia and her maid are responsible, posing as manicurists in a local shop. In seeking to save Sylvia from the attentions of a tough guy, he loses his heart to her. Richard appears on the scene and Sylvia tells Tom why she came to Arizona. Tom agrees to help her and leads the sheriff (Clark) off the track by posing as Richard. Sylvia and Richard make a getaway on the train. Sylvia's father reveals that his opposition to the marriage was a ruse, knowing that she would always be more determined to do the opposite of anything he recommended. Tom rides after the train, takes Sylvia off, and she readily agrees to marry him.
Cast
edit- Buck Jones as Tom Long
- Lucy Fox as Sylvia Wayne
- Bud Geary as Richard Barr
- Thomas R. Mills as Sam Barr
- Hardee Kirkland as John Wayne
- Marcella Daly as Mary
- Lydia Yeamans Titus as Martha
- Harvey Clark as Sheriff
- Hank Mann as Deputy
Preservation
editWith no prints of The Arizona Romeo located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References
edit- ^ Solomon p. 291
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Arizona Romeo at silentera.com
- ^ Sewell, Charles S. (January 31, 1925). "The Arizona Romeo; Buck Jones' Newest for Fox is Entertaining with Good Comedy but Less Action than Usual". The Moving Picture World. 72 (5). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 448. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Arizona Romeo
Bibliography
edit- Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7864-6286-5
External links
edit- The Arizona Romeo at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- Still at gettyimages.com