Hearts and Spurs

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Hearts and Spurs
Hearts and Spurs (1925) poster.jpg
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke
Written by Jackson Gregory (story)
John Stone
Starring Buck Jones
Carole Lombard
William B. Davidson
Cinematography Allen M. Davey
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • June 7, 1925 (1925-06-07)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Hearts and Spurs is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Buck Jones, Carole Lombard, and William B. Davidson. [1] [2] The film was partly shot on location in San Bernardino County. It received mixed reviews on its release. [3]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [4] Sybil Estabrook, a young Eastern woman visits the ranch where her brother Oscar has been sent to make a man of himself. The brother has gotten himself in the clutches of a gambler who forces him to violate the law in order to pay off his poker debts. Hal, a young man, befriends Sybil and wins her gratitude and saves the brother from disgrace. The gambler is captured and then falls under some sliding boulders and is killed.

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References

  1. Goble p. 793
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Hearts and Spurs at silentera.com
  3. Morgan
  4. "New Pictures: Hearts and Spurs", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 22 (5): 57, July 25, 1925, retrieved June 30, 2022PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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