Code of the West (1925 film)
| Code of the West | |
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| Directed by | William K. Howard |
| Written by | Zane Grey Lucien Hubbard |
| Produced by | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
| Starring | Owen Moore Constance Bennett Mabel Ballin Charles Stanton Ogle David Butler George Bancroft Gertrude Short |
| Cinematography | Lucien N. Andriot |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Code of the West is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by William K. Howard and written by Zane Grey and Lucien Hubbard. The film stars Owen Moore, Constance Bennett, Mabel Ballin, Charles Stanton Ogle, David Butler, George Bancroft and Gertrude Short. The film was released on April 6, 1925, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]As described in a film magazine review,[4] Cal Thurman, a timid fellow, thinking that the woman he is to meet at the train station is an old maid, avoids her when he finds that she is a pretty young woman who flirts with the cowboys. He finally uses rough methods to win her love and, after through flames in a forest fire, succeeds in winning her.
Cast
[edit]- Owen Moore as Cal Thurman
- Constance Bennett as Georgie May
- Mabel Ballin as Mary Stockwell
- Charles Stanton Ogle as Henry Thurman
- David Butler as Bid Hatfield
- George Bancroft as Enoch Thurman
- Gertrude Short as Mollie Thurman
- Lillian Leighton as Ma Thurman
- Eddie Gribbon as Tuck Merry
- Pat Hartigan as Cal Bloom
- Frankie Lee as Bud
- Mark Hamilton as Panhandle Arizonie
Preservation
[edit]With no prints of Code of the West located in any film archives,[5] it is a lost film.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "Code-of-the-West - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ "Code of the West". afi.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ Code of the West at silentera.com
- ^ "New Pictures: Code of the West", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (7): 74, May 9, 1925, retrieved February 7, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Code of the West
- ^ Code of the West at Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount Pictures films - 1925 Archived August 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- 1925 films
- 1925 Western (genre) films
- Paramount Pictures films
- Films directed by William K. Howard
- Works by Zane Grey
- American black-and-white films
- English-language Western (genre) films
- Lost American Western (genre) films
- 1925 lost films
- Silent American Western (genre) films
- 1920s English-language films
- 1920s American films