Hoot Gibson

Barbara Worth

Charles Sellon

Frank Howard Clark

William Wallace Cook

Andy Barden, Edna Jordan, and Dan Murdock are the three claimants to the valuable mine of the late Abner Ferrige. Edna takes possession but Murdock gets her to leave and while the three are away his men take possession. But when t...

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The Prairie King

This Gibson fare shows him at his best with &apos;Breezy &apos; Eason directing his usual fast paced style . Gibson&apos;s humor and laid-back style in this film show why he was a top Universal star during Silent Days . The action is all bloodless although there is some shooting . 3 people have done a favor for a mine owner who struck it rich . He leaves the mine to all 3 with the one in possession as the owner . However the will contains a secret provision that none of the claimants are aware of . Murdock tries to trick Barbara Worth out of the mine not aware Gibson is a claimant also . The Duel at the fiesta is an absolute masterpiece for what it is . The cutting in that scene shows a real knowledge of building tension by the use of different cuts and camera angles . No Gibson fan will be disappointed with this well-done feature . The finale is a Hoot ( no pun intended ) If you&apos;ve not seen Gibson in silent films , this film will help you understand his popularity . There is a very good script , snappy direction , and the excellent use of titles for humor as well as the visual . One remark still puzzles me - &quot; When you get to the bottom of the shaft , send me a diaphram of a Chinse laundry &quot;. Did they misspell a title that should have been diagram ? Oh well . Doesn&apos;t detract . Worth the watch

This Gibson fare shows him at his best with 'Breezy ' Eason directing his usual fast paced style . Gibson's humor and laid-back style in this film show why he was a top Universal star during Silent Days . The action is all bloodless although there is some shooting . 3 people have done a favor for a mine owner who struck it rich . He leaves the mine to all 3 with the one in possession as the owner . However the will contains a secret provision that none of the claimants are aware of . Murdock tries to trick Barbara Worth out of the mine not aware Gibson is a claimant also . The Duel at the fiesta is an absolute masterpiece for what it is . The cutting in that scene shows a real knowledge of building tension by the use of different cuts and camera angles . No Gibson fan will be disappointed with this well-done feature . The finale is a Hoot ( no pun intended ) If you've not seen Gibson in silent films , this film will help you understand his popularity . There is a very good script , snappy direction , and the excellent use of titles for humor as well as the visual . One remark still puzzles me - " When you get to the bottom of the shaft , send me a diaphram of a Chinse laundry ". Did they misspell a title that should have been diagram ? Oh well . Doesn't detract . Worth the watch

Andy Barden, Edna Jordan, and Dan Murdock are the three claimants to the valuable mine of the late Abner Ferrige. Edna takes possession but Murdock gets her to leave and while the three are away his men take possession. But when the Lawyer arrives to announce that Ferrige never filed, everyone rushes off to be the first at the claims office.

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