The Wild Horse Stampede
{{short description|1926 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Wild Horse Stampede
| image = The Wild Horse Stampede.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Clifford Smith
| producer = Carl Laemmle
| writer = Doris Malloy
| based_on = {{basedon|"Blind Trails"|W.C. Tuttle}}
| starring = {{ubl|Jack Hoxie|Fay Wray|Marin Sais}}
| cinematography = William Nobles
| studio = Universal Pictures
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{film date|1926|09|05}}
| runtime = 5 reels
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
}}
The Wild Horse Stampede is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Fay Wray, and Marin Sais.Munden, p. 903[https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WildHorseStampede1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Wild Horse Stampede] at silentera.com
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,{{cite journal |last= |first= |title=The Wild Horse Stampede |journal=The Film Daily |volume=37 |issue=38 |date=August 15, 1926 |page=9 |url=https://archive.org/details/filmdaily3738newy/page/401/mode/1up |publisher=Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. |location=New York City |accessdate=20 November 2023}} {{Source-attribution}} Jack Tanner is in love with rancher Cross Hayden's daughter Jessie, but cannot marry her due to a lack of funds. His opportunity comes when he proposes to the rancher that he will corral a large herd of wild horses that have been eating up the range and spoiling it for the cattle. The rancher accepts the sporting offer, and Jack has ten days to accomplish the task. Then Jack encounters a mysterious woman on the range. He allows her to use his shack as a shelter while he endeavors to round up the herd of horses. Of course, the rancher's daughter Jessie discovers that a strange woman is living in Jack's shack, and outs the worst interpretation on this affair. She throws Jack over and accepts the proposal of Jack's rival, Charlie Champion. He has his henchmen stampede the cattle while he takes Jessie to town to be married. The mysterious woman discloses to Jack that she is Grace Connor, and is the wife of his rival, who has deserted her. A wild chase then ensues with Jack after the couple. The herd of stampeding horses bears down on the wagon carrying the couple. Jack succeeds in saving the young woman, but her companion is trampled under the hoofs of the fleeing animals, leaving Jessie with Jack.
Cast
- Jack Hoxie as Jack Tanner
- Fay Wray as Jessie Hayden
- William Steele as Charlie Champion
- Marin Sais as Grace Connor
- Clark Comstock as Cross Hayden
- Jack Pratt as Henchman
- Art Mix as Henchman
- Bert De Marc as Henchman
- Monte Montague as Henchman
Preservation
A print of The Wild Horse Stampede is held in the Gosfilmofond in Moscow.[https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1558/ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Wild Horse Stampede]
References
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Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0017558}}
- [https://www.gettyimages.dk/detail/news-photo/the-wild-horse-stempede-us-lobbycard-center-from-left-fay-news-photo/1137321540 Lobby card] at www.gettyimages.com
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Category:1926 Western (genre) films
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Clifford Smith
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Silent American Western (genre) films
Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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