Flashing Steeds

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Flashing Steeds
Directed by Horace B. Carpenter
Written byHorace B. Carpenter
Produced by George R. Batcheller
Starring
Cinematography Paul H. Allen
Production
company
Distributed byChesterfield Pictures
Release date
  • October 1, 1925 (1925-10-01)(U.S.)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Flashing Steeds is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Horace B. Carpenter and starring Bill Patton, Dorothy Donald, and Merrill McCormick. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] Bill Swift goes to work on Captain Randall's ranch, and finds that he is in love with Randall's daughter Helen. Randall, a former sailor, possesses a valuable black pearl. Lord and Lady Rathburne visit the ranch. They are really international thieves, working with confederates to obtain the Randall pearl. Bill gains the crook's confidence and thus is able to thwart their scheme. He finally rounds up the gang, reveals that he is a government agent, and marries Helen.

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References

  1. Pitts p. 111
  2. Pardy, George T. (February 27, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Flashing Steeds", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (9): 1015, retrieved March 26, 2023PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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