| Hearts and Spurs | |
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| Directed by | W.S. Van Dyke |
| Written by | Jackson Gregory (story) John Stone |
| Starring | Buck Jones Carole Lombard William B. Davidson |
| Cinematography | Allen M. Davey |
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| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Hearts and Spurs is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Buck Jones, Carole Lombard, and William B. Davidson.[1][2] The film was partly shot on location in San Bernardino County. It received mixed reviews on its release.[3]
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[4] Sybil Estabrook, a young Eastern woman visits the ranch where her brother Oscar has been sent to make a man of himself. The brother has gotten himself in the clutches of a gambler who forces him to violate the law in order to pay off his poker debts. Hal, a young man, befriends Sybil and wins her gratitude and saves the brother from disgrace. The gambler is captured and then falls under some sliding boulders and is killed.
Cast
- Buck Jones as Hal Emory
- Carole Lombard as Sybil Estabrook
- William B. Davidson as Victor Dufresne
- Freeman Wood as Oscar Estabrook
- Jean La Motte as Celeste
- J. Gordon Russell as Sid Thomas
- Walt Robbins as Terry Clark
- Charles Eldridge as The Sheriff
- Lucien Littlefield as Ford Driver
References
- ↑ Goble p. 793
- ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Hearts and Spurs at silentera.com
- ↑ Morgan
- ↑ "New Pictures: Hearts and Spurs", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 22 (5): 57, July 25, 1925, retrieved June 30, 2022
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Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Morgan, Michelle. Carole Lombard: Twentieth-Century Star. History Press, 2016.
External links
- Hearts and Spurs at IMDb
- Lobby card and stills at thescrewballgirl.com
- Lantern slide at carole-and-co.livejournal.com
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