A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2024 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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A Hero on Horseback
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5551 feet
Directed by Del Andrews

Cast: Hoot Gibson [Billy Garford], Ethlyne Clair [Ollie Starbuck], Edwards Davis [J.D. Starbuck], Edward Hearn [Harvey Grey], Dan Mason [Jimmie Breeze]

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal-Jewel]. / Scenario by Mary Alice Sculley and Artur Statter, from the short story “Bread Upon the Waters” by Peter Bernard Kyne. Art direction by David S. Garber. Cinematography by Harry Neumann. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / © 30 June 1927 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24135]. Released 10 July 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 5 November 2009.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 57 : Website-AFI.