| The Arizona Sweepstakes | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Clifford Smith |
| Written by | Isadore Bernstein |
| Based on | a story by Charles Logue |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
| Starring | Hoot Gibson |
| Cinematography | Harry Neuman |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 reels |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Arizona Sweepstakes is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.[1][2]
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Plot
As described in a film magazine review,[3] a cowboy who goes to a city and is embroiled in a number of gang fights narrowly escapes going to prison on a false charge of manslaughter. He escapes and hurries home to enter a horse race on the outcome of which, he learns, depends the financial future of the man whose daughter he loves. A detective arrives to arrest him, but he evades capture and rides to victory in the race.
Cast
- Hoot Gibson as Coot Cadigan
- Helen Lynch as Nell Savery
- Philo McCullough as Jonathan Carey
- George Ovey as Stuffy McGee
- Emmett King as Col. Tom Savery
- Tod Brown as Detective
- Kate Price as Mrs. McGuire
- Jack Morgan as McGee Child
- Billy Kent Schaefer as McGee Child
- Kingsley Benedict as Cowhand
Preservation
With no prints of The Arizona Sweepstakes located in any film archives,[4] it is a lost film.
References
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Arizona Sweepstakes at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI CAtalog of Feature Films: The Arizona Sweepstakes
- ^ "New Pictures: The Arizona Sweepstakes", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 23 (8): 61, November 14, 1925, retrieved November 8, 2022
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Arizona Sweepstakes
External links
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This page was last edited on 30 July 2023, at 23:33