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1924 film

Ride for Your Life
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Directed by	Edward Sedgwick
Written by	Johnston McCulley Richard Schayer Raymond L. Schrock
Produced by	Carl Laemmle Hoot Gibson
Starring	Hoot Gibson
Cinematography	Virgil Miller
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 25, 1924 (1924-02-25)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Ride for Your Life is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Bud Watkins is in love with Betsy Burke. However, she shows a preference for The Cocopah Kid, a reckless bandit. Gambler "Gentleman Jim" Slade cheats Bud out of his ranch. The Cocopah Kid dies suddenly. Bud, disguised as the bandit, has a variety of wild adventures. He defeats Slade's plot to obtain possession of the newly discovered gold diggings, rescues Betsy from Slade's clutches, and eventually wins Betsy's affection.

Cast

Hoot Gibson as Bud Watkins
Laura La Plante as Betsy Burke
Harry Todd as "Plug" Hanks
Robert McKim as "Gentleman Jim" Slade
Howard Truesdale as Dan Burke (credited as Howard Truesdell)
Fred Humes as The Cocopah Kid
Clark Comstock as Tim Murphy
Anna Dodge as Mrs. Donnegan (credited as Mrs. George Hernandez)
William Robert Daly as Dan Donnegan

Preservation

With no prints of Ride for Your Life located in any film archives, it is a lost film.

References

Progressive Silent Film List: Ride for Your Life at silentera.com
Pardy, George T. (March 8, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Ride for Your Life". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 26. Retrieved September 22, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Ride for Your Life

External links

Ride for Your Life at IMDb
Ride for Your Life at AllMovie

v t e Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
Fantômas (1920) Bar Nothin' (1921) The Rough Diamond (1921) Live Wires (1921) Boomerang Justice (1922) Chasing the Moon (1922) The Bearcat (1922) The Flaming Hour (1922) Do and Dare (1922) Out of Luck (1923) Romance Land (1923) Single Handed (1923) The Gentleman from America (1923) Dead Game (1923) Shootin' for Love (1923) The First Degree (1923) Blinky (1923) The Ramblin' Kid (1923) The Thrill Chaser (1923) Hook and Ladder (1924) Ride for Your Life (1924) 40-Horse Hawkins (1924) Broadway or Bust (1924) The Sawdust Trail (1924) Hit and Run (1924) The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924) The Hurricane Kid (1925) The Saddle Hawk (1925) Let 'er Buck (1925) Lorraine of the Lions (1925) The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Two-Fisted Jones (1925) The Runaway Express (1926) The Flaming Frontier (1926) There You Are! (1926) Tin Hats (1926) Under Western Skies (1926) Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) The Bugle Call (1927) Spring Fever (1927) West Point (1927) Circus Rookies (1928) The Cameraman (1928) Spite Marriage (1929) Free and Easy (1930) Estrellados (1930) Doughboys (1930) Remote Control (1930) Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931) Maker of Men (1931) A Dangerous Affair (1931) The Big Shot (1931) The Passionate Plumber (1932) Speak Easily (1932) What! No Beer? (1933) Horse Play (1933) Saturday's Millions (1933) The Poor Rich (1934) I'll Tell the World (1934) Here Comes the Groom (1934) Father Brown, Detective (1934) Death on the Diamond (1934) Murder in the Fleet (1935) The Virginia Judge (1935) Mr. Cinderella (1936) Pick a Star (1937) Riding on Air (1937) Fit for a King (1937) The Gladiator (1938) Beware Spooks! (1939) Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939) So You Won't Talk (1940) Air Raid Wardens (1943) Easy to Wed (1946) A Southern Yankee (1948) Excuse My Dust (1951) Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953)

Films directed by Edward Sedgwick

Fantômas (1920)
Bar Nothin' (1921)
The Rough Diamond (1921)
Live Wires (1921)
Boomerang Justice (1922)
Chasing the Moon (1922)
The Bearcat (1922)
The Flaming Hour (1922)
Do and Dare (1922)
Out of Luck (1923)
Romance Land (1923)
Single Handed (1923)
The Gentleman from America (1923)
Dead Game (1923)
Shootin' for Love (1923)
The First Degree (1923)
Blinky (1923)
The Ramblin' Kid (1923)
The Thrill Chaser (1923)
Hook and Ladder (1924)
Ride for Your Life (1924)
40-Horse Hawkins (1924)
Broadway or Bust (1924)
The Sawdust Trail (1924)
Hit and Run (1924)
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924)
The Hurricane Kid (1925)
The Saddle Hawk (1925)
Let 'er Buck (1925)
Lorraine of the Lions (1925)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Two-Fisted Jones (1925)
The Runaway Express (1926)
The Flaming Frontier (1926)
There You Are! (1926)
Tin Hats (1926)
Under Western Skies (1926)
Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927)
The Bugle Call (1927)
Spring Fever (1927)
West Point (1927)
Circus Rookies (1928)
The Cameraman (1928)
Spite Marriage (1929)
Free and Easy (1930)
Estrellados (1930)
Doughboys (1930)
Remote Control (1930)
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
Maker of Men (1931)
A Dangerous Affair (1931)
The Big Shot (1931)
The Passionate Plumber (1932)
Speak Easily (1932)
What! No Beer? (1933)
Horse Play (1933)
Saturday's Millions (1933)
The Poor Rich (1934)
I'll Tell the World (1934)
Here Comes the Groom (1934)
Father Brown, Detective (1934)
Death on the Diamond (1934)
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
The Virginia Judge (1935)
Mr. Cinderella (1936)
Pick a Star (1937)
Riding on Air (1937)
Fit for a King (1937)
The Gladiator (1938)
Beware Spooks! (1939)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
So You Won't Talk (1940)
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
Easy to Wed (1946)
A Southern Yankee (1948)
Excuse My Dust (1951)
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953)

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