The Bearcat

1922 film

  • April 3, 1922 (1922-04-03)
Running time
50 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Bearcat is a 1922 American silent Western film, now considered lost.[1] It was directed by Edward Sedgwick and featured Hoot Gibson in the lead role.[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[3] The Singin' Kid rides into town after a brief sojourn south of the border where he had been hiding because of an unjust charge. While employed as a "runner" on a ranch where he discovers a plot to mulct his employer. He frustrates the plan, exposes a trick that attempted to railroad him into jail, and discloses the worthlessness of Archer Aitken, lover of the ranch owner's daughter Alys May.

Cast

  • Hoot Gibson as The Singin' Kid
  • Lillian Rich as Alys May
  • Charles K. French as Sheriff Bill Garfield (credited as Charles French)
  • Joe Harris as Doc Henderson
  • Alfred Hollingsworth as John P. May
  • Harold Goodwin as Peter May
  • William Buckley as Archer Aitken
  • Fontaine La Rue as Mary Lang
  • James Alamo as Henry
  • J.J. Allen as Jake Hensen
  • Stanley Fitz as Cut Face
  • Joe De La Cruz as One Eye
  • Sam Polo as Pining Willis

See also

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Bearcat
  2. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Bearcat". silentera.com. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  3. ^ "Reviews: The Bear Cat". Exhibitors Herald. 14 (14). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 58. April 1, 1922.
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Films directed by Edward Sedgwick