Blue Blazes (1926 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Blue Blazes
| image =
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| director = {{plainlist|
- Joseph Franz
- Milburn Morante
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| producer = Carl Laemmle
| writer = {{plainlist|
- Frank S. Beresford
- Frank C. Robertson
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| starring = {{plainlist|
- Pete Morrison
- Jim Welch
- Barbara Starr
}}
| cinematography = Jack Young
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{film date|1926|03|21}}
| runtime = 52 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
Blue Blazes is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Joseph Franz and Milburn Morante and starring Pete Morrison, Jim Welch, and Barbara Starr.{{cite book |date=1997 |editor-last=Munden |editor-first=Kenneth W. |title=The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1 |publisher=University of California Press |orig-date=1971 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rlLbRAPOgP0C |isbn=0-520-20969-9 }}
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,{{Citation |last=Pardy |first=George T. |author-link= |title=Pre-Release Review of Features: The Price of Success |journal=Motion Picture News |volume=33 |issue=4 |pages=487 |date=23 January 1926 |publisher=Motion Picture News, Inc. |location=New York City, New York |url=https://archive.org/details/motionpic33moti/page/n488/mode/1up |access-date=28 January 2023}} {{Source-attribution}} Grace Macy searches for money hidden by her grandfather just before he was killed by thieves. She hears a dying criminal's confession which brands McKeller as the murderer. Buck Fitzgerald offers to help her. Dee Halloran knows that McKeller is innocent. Buck attacks Grace to obtain the confession, but she escapes to Death Wash, where her grandfather's deserted cabin is located, pursued by Buck and his men. Dee comes to the rescue of Grace, locates the missing money, and wins her affection.
Cast
- Pete Morrison as Dee Halloran
- Jim Welch as McKeller
- Barbara Starr as Grace Macy
- Dick La Reno Jr. as Jess Macy
- Les Bates as Buck Fitzgerald
- Jerome La Grasse as Matt Bunker
- James B. Lowe as Rastus
Reception
The magazine, Photoplay, called the film "fair" with "usual riding, shooting, conflict and love" for a western of its time.{{Cite news |date=April 1926 |title=Brief Reviews of Current Pictures |pages=8 |work=Photoplay |url=https://archive.org/details/photo29chic/page/n431/mode/2up?q=blazes |access-date=June 15, 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0016663}}
- {{AFI film|2929}}
Category:1926 Western (genre) films
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Milburn Morante
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Joseph Franz
Category:Silent American Western (genre) films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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