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Ridin' the Wind
Ridin' the Wind
	Still with cameraman Ross Fisher, Jacqueline Gadsdon, and Fred Thomson
Directed by	Del Andrews
Written by	Marion Jackson; Frances Marion;
Starring	Fred Thomson; Jacqueline Gadsdon; David Dunbar;
Cinematography	Ross Fisher
Production; company	Film Booking Offices of America
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America
Release date	August 9, 1925;
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

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Ridin' the Wind is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Del Andrews and starring Fred Thomson, Jacqueline Gadsdon, and David Dunbar.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] a young rancher who loves the sheriff’s daughter is deputized to help break up a bandit gang. He captures the leader and learns that it is his brother, who is supposed to be in college. He clears his brother and wins the affections of the young woman.

Cast

Fred Thomson as Jim Harkness
Jacqueline Gadsdon as May Lacy
Lewis Sargent as Dick Harkness
David Dunbar as Leader of the Black Hat Gang
Betty Scott as Dolly Dutton
David Kirby as Sheriff Lacy

References

^ Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 266
^ "New Pictures: Ridin' the Wind", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (4), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 49, October 17, 1925, retrieved October 17, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-313-30345-2

External links

Ridin' the Wind at IMDb

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[1] Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 266

[2] "New Pictures: Ridin' the Wind", Exhibitors Herald, 23 (4), Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company: 49, October 17, 1925, retrieved October 17, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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-'''''Ridin' the Wind''''' is a 1925 American [[silent film|silent]] [[western film]] directed by [[Del Andrews]] and starring [[Fred Thomson]], [[Jacqueline Gadsdon]] and [[David Dunbar (actor)|David Dunbar]].<ref>Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema p.266</ref>
+'''''Ridin' the Wind''''' is a 1925 American [[silent film|silent]] [[Western (genre)|Western film]] directed by [[Del Andrews]] and starring [[Fred Thomson]], [[Jacqueline Gadsdon]], and [[David Dunbar (actor)|David Dunbar]].<ref>''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema'', p. 266</ref>
+==Plot==
+As described in a film magazine review,<ref>{{Citation |title=New Pictures: ''Ridin' the Wind'' |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=23 |issue=4 |pages=49 |date=17 October 1925 |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=Chicago, Illinois |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald22unse/page/462/mode/1up |access-date=17 October 2022}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> a young rancher who loves the sheriff’s daughter is deputized to help break up a bandit gang. He captures the leader and learns that it is his brother, who is supposed to be in college. He clears his brother and wins the affections of the young woman.
 ==Cast==
+{{Cast listing|
 * [[Fred Thomson]] as Jim Harkness
 * [[Jacqueline Gadsdon]] as May Lacy
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 * [[Betty Scott]] as Dolly Dutton
 * [[David Kirby (actor)|David Kirby]] as Sheriff Lacy
+}}
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 ==Bibliography==
-* Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999.
+* Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999. {{ISBN|0-313-30345-2}}
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