The Fighting Buckaroo (1926 film)

The Fighting Buckaroo
The Fighting Buckaroo
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Directed by	Roy William Neill
Written by	Frank Howard Clark; Charles Darnton;
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Buck Jones; Sally Long; Lloyd Whitlock;
Cinematography	Reginald Lyons
Production; company	Fox Film
Distributed by	Fox Film
Release date	April 4, 1926;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Fighting Buckaroo is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Buck Jones, Sally Long, and Lloyd Whitlock.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Larry Crawford, in an endeavor to stop a car which runs over a boy, halts Judge Richard Gregory through error and is arrested. During this mishap he falls in love with the judge’s daughter Betty. He is sent to take up an option on the judge’s land, on which gold has been found. Another wants the land and the young woman. His gang steals the young woman’s pearls and Larry saves her. After a wild ride, they arrive in time to take up the option on the land and win the judge’s consent to their marriage.

Cast

Buck Jones as Larry Crawford
Sally Long as Betty Gregory
Lloyd Whitlock as Glenmore Bradley
Frank Butler as Percy M. Wellington
E.J. Ratcliffe as Judge Richard Gregory
Ben Hendricks Jr. as First Crook
Ray Thompson as Second Crook
Frank Rice as Any Parker

Preservation

The Fighting Buckaroo is a lost film.^[3]

References

^ Solomon p. 373
^ "New Pictures: The Fighting Buckaroo". Exhibitors Herald. 24 (10). Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co.: 91 February 20, 1926. Retrieved March 24, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "F". 7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29).