The Galloping Ace | |
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Directed by | Robert N. Bradbury |
Screenplay by | Isadore Bernstein |
Story by | Jacques Jaccard |
Starring | Jack Hoxie Margaret Morris Robert McKim Frank Rice Julia Brown Dorothea Wolbert |
Cinematography | Merritt B. Gerstad |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Galloping Ace is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and written by Isadore Bernstein. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Margaret Morris, Robert McKim, Frank Rice, Julia Brown, and Dorothea Wolbert. The film was released on March 31, 1924, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]
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