Open Range (1927 film)

Open Range
Open Range
Directed by	Clifford Smith
Screenplay by	Roy Briant; Zane Grey; J. Walter Ruben; John Stone;
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky; Adolph Zukor;
Starring	Betty Bronson; Lane Chandler; Fred Kohler; Bernard Siegel; Guy Oliver; Jim Corey; Buck Connors;
Cinematography	Harold Rosson
Production; company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 5, 1927;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles;

Open Range is a lost^[1]^[2] 1927 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and written by Roy Briant, Zane Grey, J. Walter Ruben and John Stone. The film stars Betty Bronson, Lane Chandler, Fred Kohler, Bernard Siegel, Guy Oliver, Jim Corey and Buck Connors. The film was released on November 11, 1927, by Paramount Pictures.^[3]

Plot[edit]

Hired ranch-hand Tex Smith is smitten with Lucy Blake, who lives in the cattle settlement of Marco. Meanwhile, Indian chief Brave Bear despises the encroachment of white people and conspires with Sam Hardman to steal the town's cattle during a rodeo. Tex is mistakenly identified as one of the rustlers. At the rodeo, he tries to impress Lucy by riding a bronco. When she loses control of her horse team in the buggy race, he rescues her then must evade the sheriff's men. Red and Hardman plan to get Tex before the sheriff gets him, but Lucy, convinced he is innocent, hides him at her ranch. Tex discovers the gang's hideout and forces a confession from Hardman, who warns Brave Bear. When the Indians attack the town, Tex and his men start a cattle stampede, and Tex saves Lucy and her father from their burning house. Hardman dies, after falling on his own knife.

Cast[edit]

Betty Bronson as Lucy Blake
Lane Chandler as Tex Smith
Fred Kohler as Sam Hardman
Bernard Siegel as Brave Bear
Guy Oliver as Jim Blake
Jim Corey as Red
Buck Connors as Sheriff Daley

References[edit]

^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Open Range
^ "Open Range at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:..lost Paramount films - 1927". Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
^ "Open Range". afi.com. Retrieved February 10, 2015.

External links[edit]

Open Range at IMDb
Open Range at AllMovie

[1] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Open Range

[2] "Open Range at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files:..lost Paramount films - 1927". Archived from the original on August 22, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2016.

[3] "Open Range". afi.com. Retrieved February 10, 2015.

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