Ridin' Pretty

Ridin' Pretty
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Directed by	Arthur Rosson
Written by	Isadore Bernstein George Hively Raymond L. Schrock
Starring	William Desmond Ann Forrest Stanhope Wheatcroft
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 22, 1925 (1925-02-22)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Ridin' Pretty is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring William Desmond, Ann Forrest, and Stanhope Wheatcroft. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

As described in a review in a film magazine, ^[3] Arizona cowboy Sky Parker (Desmond) goes to San Francisco to claim an inheritance left him by his uncle. He takes five cowboys with him. The "boys" have a hectic time, among the adventures include a ride through the city on borrowed truck horses from a brewery, a stunt for which they are arrested. A cousin of Sky persuades Maize, a young woman, to assist him in getting the inheritance away from Sky, but she relents and runs away. Sky rides a motorcycle to catch and board her train, winds her consent to marriage, and throws out his cousin.

Cast

• William Desmond as Sky Parker
• Ann Forrest as Maize
• Stanhope Wheatcroft as Miller
• Billy Sullivan as Stringbean
• Slim Cole as Big Bill
• Tex Young as Shorty
• William Gillis as Gloom
• Frank Rice as Barb Wire

Censorship

Before the film could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the elimination of a girl dancing in reel 2, "where wriggling is so noticeable," and removal of scene in reel 5 where women have fallen asleep on man's shoulders. ^[4]

Preservation

A print of Ridin' Pretty is in the collection of EYE Film Institute Netherlands. ^[5]

References

1. Munden, p. 652.
2. Progressive Silent Film List: Ridin' Pretty at silentera.com
3. Smith, Sumner (January 17, 1925). "Ridin' Pretty; William Desmond and Ann Forrest in Entertaining Universal Western". The Moving Picture World. 72 (3). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 267. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
4. "Kansas Board of Review Movie Index - Kansas Historical Society". www.kansashistory.gov. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
5. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Ridin' Pretty". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

Bibliography

• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

• Ridin' Pretty at IMDb