Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande

Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande
Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande
	Lobby card
Directed by	George E. Marshall
Written by	George Hively
Based on	Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande; by Stephen Chalmers
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Jack Hoxie ; Emmett King ; Elinor Field; Fred C. Jones; William Steele ; Bob McKenzie
Cinematography	Charles E. Kaufman
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 4, 1923;
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

Last updated October 07, 2025

Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande is a 1923 American silent Western film directed by George E. Marshall and written by George Hively. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Emmett King, Elinor Field, Fred C. Jones, William Steele, and Bob McKenzie. It is based on a 1921 short story of the same name by Stephen Chalmers.^[1] The film was released on June 4, 1923, by Universal Pictures. The film was Hoxie's first film with the company^[2] and Harry Woods's first screen credit.^[3]

Cast

Jack Hoxie as 'Pep' Pepper
Emmett King as Jim Hellier
Elinor Field as Tulip Hellier
Fred C. Jones as George Vivian
William Steele as Bill Barton
Bob McKenzie as Sheriff Littlejohn
Harry Woods as a Knight
Hank Bell and Ben Corbett as Henchman
Skeeter Bill Robbins as Barfly

Preservation

A copy of Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande is housed at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[5]

Reception

George Katchmer called the film "a top notch western with fantasy".^[6]

References

↑ Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande (1923) - allmovie.com
↑ Rainey, Buck (October 18, 2024). Serial Film Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1912-1956. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0311-7.
↑ Mayer, Geoff (February 7, 2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2719-9.
↑ Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8.
↑ American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande
↑ Katchmer, George A. (1991). Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-89950-494-0.

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[1] Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande (1923) - allmovie.com

[2] Rainey, Buck (October 18, 2024). Serial Film Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1912-1956. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0311-7.

[3] Mayer, Geoff (February 7, 2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2719-9.

[4] Katchmer, George A. (May 20, 2015). A Biographical Dictionary of Silent Film Western Actors and Actresses. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0905-8.

[5] American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande

[6] Katchmer, George A. (1991). Eighty Silent Film Stars: Biographies and Filmographies of the Obscure to the Well Known. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-89950-494-0.

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