Ace of Cactus Range

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Ace of Cactus Range
AceOfCactusRangePoster.jpg
Poster for the film
Directed by Denver Dixon
Malon Andrus
Written by Al Martin (titles)
Nellie Whitefield (adaption)
Story byIrving Goldstein
Starring Pauline Starke
Virginia Warwick
Clifford Davidson
Cinematography Jack Fuqua
Production
company
Distributed by Aywon Film Corporation
Release date
  • April 1924 (1924-04)(US) [1]
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Ace of Cactus Range is a 1924 American silent western film directed by Denver Dixon and Malon Andrus and starring Art Mix, Virginia Warwick, and Clifford Davidson. [2] It was released in April 1924.

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Plot

U.S. Marshal Bob Cullen has infiltrated a gang of diamond thieves. When a local rancher discovers their operation, the gang's leader, Bull Davidson, begins to harass the rancher's daughter, Virginia Marsden. Attempting to escape the unwanted attention from Davidson, Marsden runs off to a remote cabin, but the gang follows. Cullen creates a diversion by overturning a lantern, then flees the cabin on horseback with Marsden. The gang pursues, and when Cullen's horse is injured in a fall, Cullen and Marsden are forced to spend the night on the open plain. The following morning the gang catches up. They capture Cullen and Marsden, tying Cullen up and leaving him suspended from a tree. Eventually Cullen escapes and makes it back to the gang's camp, where he able to rescue the girl.

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Production

In early April 1924 it was announced that Los Angeles distributor R.D. Lewis had acquired the distribution rights to the film, after he moved there from Oklahoma City. It was part of a six-picture deal of Art Mix films, which included Rider of Mystery Ranch and South of Santa Fe . [3]

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References

  1. "Ace of Cactus Range". American Film Institute. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Ace of Cactus Range at silentera.com
  3. H.E.N. (April 5, 1924). "The Pacific Coast". Exhibitors Herald. p. 72. Retrieved November 30, 2019. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg