The Cowboy Musketeer

The Cowboy Musketeer
The Cowboy Musketeer
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Directed by	Robert De Lacey
Written by	Buckleigh Fritz Oxford
Starring	Tom Tyler ; Frankie Darro ; David Dunbar ;
Cinematography	John W. Leezer
Production; company	Robertson-Cole Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America
Release date	December 13, 1925;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Last updated January 28, 2023

The Cowboy Musketeer is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Robert De Lacey and starring Tom Tyler, Frankie Darro, and David Dunbar.^[1] In the film, a cowboy helps a woman find the hidden gold mine she has inherited from her father before others can get their hands on it.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Tom Latigo, a roving cowboy, rescues a desperado from a posse and out of gratitude the desperado reveals a plot by another man to steal from a young woman a valuable gold claim. The cowboy starts out to prevent the plotters from stealing the claim. His life and the life of Leila Gordon, the young woman who has inherited the claim from her father, are several times endangered during the events that ensue, including when Tom saves her from being trampled under the hoofs of a cattle stampede. However, from each danger the pair escapes, and finally the villains are arrested and brought to justice.

Cast

Tom Tyler as Tom Latigo
Frankie Darro as Billy Gordon
Frances Dare as Leila Gordon
David Dunbar as Tony Vaquerrelli
Tom London as Joe Dokes

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References

↑ Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 151. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
↑ "New Pictures: The Cowboy Musketeer". Exhibitors Herald. Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co. 24 (3): 81. January 2, 1926. Retrieved January 27, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

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Still 1 and 2 from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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[AFI-1] Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 151. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.

[EH-2] "New Pictures: The Cowboy Musketeer". Exhibitors Herald. Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co. 24 (3): 81. January 2, 1926. Retrieved January 27, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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