Bucking the Truth

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Bucking the Truth
Directed by Milburn Morante
Written by Jay Inman Kane
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Starring
Cinematography Richard Fryer
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 18, 1926 (1926-07-18)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Bucking the Truth is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Milburn Morante and starring Pete Morrison, Brinsley Shaw and Bruce Gordon. [1]

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Plot

'Slim' Duane, a nomadic cowboy, finds himself compelled to swap clothes with an escaped criminal, which leads to suspicion falling on him for the murder of Sheriff Findlay. Evading the pursuing posse, he stumbles upon a gang of rustlers hidden in the hills who capture him. Meanwhile, another innocent man faces wrongful accusations and is on the brink of being executed. Slim's companions, 'Course-Gold' Charlie and his partner Anne, embark on a mission to save him.

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References

  1. Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 97. ISBN   0-520-20969-9.