The Set-Up (1926 film)

The Set-Up
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Directed by	Clifford Smith
Written by	Harrison Jacobs
Based on	Horse Sense by L. V. Jefferson
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Art Acord Alta Allen Albert Schaefer
Cinematography	Edward Linden
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 15, 1926 (1926-02-15)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Set-Up is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Art Acord, Alta Allen, and Albert Schaefer. ^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, ^[2] Thora Barton's father is killed by robbers who fail to find the bag of money he was carrying. Stratton, deputy sheriff who is in love with Thora, is set to guard the Barton ranch for latter's creditors. The bag is found by two youngsters who rush to tell Thera. Thora goes with them to get the money and is followed by thugs, but rescued by Stratton, who tricks one of the criminals into confessing to the Cliff Barton murder.

Cast

• Art Acord as Deputy Art Stratton
• Alta Allen as Thora Barton
• Albert Schaefer as Tub Jones
• Thomas G. Lingham as Seth Tolliver
• C. Montague Shaw as Cliff Barton
• Jack Quinn as Bert Tolliver
• William Welsh as Sheriff Hayes

References

1. Munden, p. 697
2. Pardy, George T. (March 27, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Set-Up", Motion Picture News, 33 (13), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1419, retrieved April 11, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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

• The Set-Up at IMDb
• The Set-Up at the TCM Movie Database
• The Set-Up at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films