Broadway or Bust

Broadway or Bust
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Directed by	Edward Sedgwick
Written by	Dorothy Yost
Story by	Edward Sedgwick Raymond L. Schrock
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Hoot Gibson
Cinematography	Virgil Miller
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 9, 1924 (1924-06-09)
Running time	1 hour; 6 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Broadway or Bust is a 1924 American silent Western comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Hoot Gibson as Dave Hollis
• Ruth Dwyer as Virginia Redding
• King Zany as Jeff Peters
• Gertrude Astor as Mrs. Dean Smythe
• Stanhope Wheatcroft as Freddie
• Fred Malatesta as Count Dardnelle

Preservation

With no prints of Broadway or Bust located in any film archives, ^[3] it is a lost film.

See also

• Hoot Gibson filmography
• Gertrude Astor filmography

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: Broadway or Bust at silentera.com
2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Broadway or Bust
3. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Broadway Or Bust". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2025.

External links

• Broadway or Bust at IMDb