A Six Shootin' Romance

A Six Shootin' Romance
Film poster
Directed by	Clifford Smith
Written by	Alan James Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Produced by	Orval Breese
Starring	Jack Hoxie Olive Hasbrouck William Steele
Cinematography	William Nobles
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 7, 1926 (1926-03-07)
Running time	53 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

A Six Shootin' Romance is a lost ^[1] 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Olive Hasbrouck and William Steele. ^[2]

Plot

"Lightning" Jack (Jack Hoxie) is joint heir to a ranch with eastern society girl Donaldeen Travis (Olive Hasbrouck).

Although neighboring rancher Currier King (William Steele) is already married, he is attracted to Donaldeen and begins to court her. When Donaldeen learns Currier is married, she spurns his advances. Angered, Currier abducts Donaldeen.

Jack rallies his men to rescue Donaldeen from Currier, and Donaldeen finds that she is in love with Jack. ^{[3] [2]}

Cast

• Jack Hoxie as "Lightning" Jack ^[4]
• Olive Hasbrouck as Donaldeen Travis
• William Steele as Currier King
• Carmen Phillips as Mrs. King
• Robert McKenzie as Ricketts
• Mattie Peters as Mammy
• Virginia Bradford as Muriel Travis

Production

A Six Shootin' Romance was one of several silent films of the 1920s to be shot in the Alabama Hills. ^[5]

This was Carmen Phillips's final screen performance. ^[6]

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, A Six Shootin' Romance is considered a lost film. ^[1]

References

1. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Six Shootin' Romance". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
2. Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 414. ISBN   978-0-313-27858-7.
3. Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 728. ISBN   978-0-520-20969-5.
4. "A Six Shootin' Romance". Turner Classic Movies. March 7, 1926. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
5. Morfin, Charles Michael (September 29, 2014). Location Filming in the Alabama Hills. Arcadia Publishing. p. 16. ISBN   978-1-4396-4747-9.
6. Redmond, Jennifer Ann. Silents of the Vamps: Bad Girls You Don't Know - But Should. BearManor Media.

External links

• A Six Shootin' Romance at IMDb