Ride for Your Life

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Ride for Your Life
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Directed by Edward Sedgwick
Written by Johnston McCulley
Richard Schayer
Raymond L. Schrock
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Hoot Gibson
Starring Hoot Gibson
Cinematography Virgil Miller
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • February 25, 1924 (1924-02-25)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Ride for Your Life is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] Bud Watkins is in love with Betsy Burke. However, she shows a preference for The Cocopah Kid, a reckless bandit. Gambler "Gentleman Jim" Slade cheats Bud out of his ranch. The Cocopah Kid dies suddenly. Bud, disguised as the bandit, has a variety of wild adventures. He defeats Slade's plot to obtain possession of the newly discovered gold diggings, rescues Betsy from Slade's clutches, and eventually wins Betsy's affection.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of Ride for Your Life located in any film archives, [3] it is a lost film.

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: Ride for Your Life at silentera.com
  2. Pardy, George T. (March 8, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Ride for Your Life". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 26. Retrieved September 22, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Ride for Your Life