40-Horse Hawkins
- Edward Sedgwick
- Raymond L. Schrock
- April 21, 1924 (1924-04-21)
- Silent
- English intertitles
40-Horse Hawkins is a lost[1] 1924 American silent Western comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.[2][3]
Plot
Luke Hawkins (Hoot Gibson), a Jack-of-all-trades and resident of the western town of Lariat. An old fashioned theatrical troupe visits the town, and Luke falls in love with its leading lady, Mary Darling (Anne Cornwall).
Luke heads to New York to follow Mary. He takes another series of jobs, and eventually finds work as an extra in Mary's new production. Just as the play is about to flop, Luke's rush to take her in his arms turns the show into a hit.
Cast
- Hoot Gibson as Luke Hawkins
- Anne Cornwall as Mary Darling
- Richard Tucker as Rudolph Catalina
- Helen Holmes as Sylvia Dean
- Jack Gordon Edwards as Johnny
- Edward Burns as Sheriff (not Edmund Burns)
- Edward Sedgwick as State Manager
Themes
40-Horse Hawkins involves several cliches of the day. The Luke Hawkins character is typical of the Western country boy "fish out of water" tale when he finds himself in the city-of-cities, New York. The film offers a nostalgic look at the touring theatre companies of the day, and offers the typical cliche of mustache-twirling villain (Richard Tucker) and a grand leading woman (Helen Holmes).
See also
- Hoot Gibson filmography
- List of American films of 1924
References
External links
- 40-Horse Hawkins at IMDb
- 40-Horse Hawkins at AllMovie
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