Ridin' Pretty

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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
CountryUnited 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]

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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

Preservation

A print of Ridin' Pretty is in the collection of EYE Film Institute Netherlands. [4]

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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. New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co. 72 (3): 267. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  4. Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Ridin' Pretty

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