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Tumbleweeds
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Seven reels / 7254 feet
Directed by King Baggot + [William S. Hart]
Cast: William S. Hart [Don Carver], Barbara Bedford [Molly Lassiter], Lucien Littlefield [Kentucky Rose], J. Gordon Russell [Noll Lassiter], Richard R. Niell (Richard R. Neill) [Bill Freel], Jack Murphy [Bart Lassiter], James Gordon [Joe Hinman], George Marion (George F. Marion) [the old homesteader man], Gertrude Claire [the old homesteader woman], Lillian Leighton [widow Riley]; Monte Collins [Hicks], Captain T.E. Duncan (Taylor N. Duncan) [the cavalry major], Nora Cecil [a pioneer mother], George Marion [a homesteader], Fred Gamble [the hotel proprietor], Turner Savage [the Riley boy], Al Hoxie [a cowboy; and a stunt performer], Nino Cochise [an Indian], Apache Bill Russell [an Indian], Charles Stevens [an Indian]
The William S. Hart Company production; distributed by United Artists Corporation [A William S. Hart Production; A United Artists Picture]. / Scenario by Hal G. Evarts and C. Gardner Sullivan, from the short story “Tumbleweeds” by Hal G. Evarts. Cinematography by Joseph H. August. / © 11 November 1925 by The William S. Hart Company. Released 27 December 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Hart’s direction was uncredited. Hart filmed an eight-minute prologue for the 1939 rerelease by Astor Pictures, which also featured synchronized music and sound effects. [?] Balio-UA p. ? mistakenly lists the release date as 20 December 1925.
Drama: Western.
Survival status: Prints exist in private film collections [16mm reduction positives].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Native Americans - USA
Listing updated: 21 December 2024.
References: Balio-UA p. ?; Bohn-Light p. 96; Brownlow-Parade pp. 287, 324; Carroll-Matinee pp. 112-113; Everson-American pp. 226, 250; Fell-History pp. 91, 92; FilmYearBook-1926 p. 57; Koszarski-Hart pp. xvii, xix, xxiii, 149-151; Lahue-Gentlemen p. 12; Limbacher-Feature p. 259; Pitts-Hollywood pp. 278-279; Shipman-Cinema p. 89; Sinyard-Silent p. 57; Smith-Colman p. 73; Vermilye-Twenties pp. 129-130 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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