Two-Fisted Jones

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Two-Fisted Jones
Directed by Edward Sedgwick
Screenplay by Scott Darling
Story bySarah Saddoris
Starring Jack Hoxie
Kathryn McGuire
William Steele
Harry Todd
Frank Rice
Paul Grimes
Cinematography Harry Neumann
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 6, 1925 (1925-12-06)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Two-Fisted Jones is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by Scott Darling. The film stars Jack Hoxie, Kathryn McGuire, William Steele, Harry Todd, Frank Rice, and Paul Grimes. The film was released on December 6, 1925, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [4] Jack Wilbur, hunting a man supposed to be lost, learns of a money lender Bart Wilson’s plot to steal Mary Mortimer’s ranch. The money lender hires a gang of cattle rustlers to steal the young woman’s cattle. The young man ruins this rustling plot. A man who has been identified as the missing person is being married to the young woman when Jack rides up and proves that he himself is the missing man. There is then a new bridegroom for the wedding ceremony.

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References

  1. "Two-Fisted Jones (1925) – Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. Hans J. Wollstein. "Two-Fisted Jones (1925) – Edward Sedgwick". AllMovie. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. "Two-Fisted Jones". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  4. "New Pictures: Two-Fisted Jones". Exhibitors Herald. Chicago: Exhibitors Herald Co. 24 (2): 67. December 26, 1925. Retrieved January 19, 2023.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .