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1926 film

The Arizona Sweepstakes
Lobby card
Directed byClifford Smith
Written byIsadore Bernstein
Based ona story by Charles Logue
Produced byCarl Laemmle
StarringHoot Gibson
CinematographyHarry Neuman
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • January 10, 1926 (1926-01-10)
Running time6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Arizona Sweepstakes is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, the film follows a cowboy who goes to a city, becomes embroiled in several gang fights, and narrowly escapes prison after being falsely accused of manslaughter. He escapes and hurries home to enter a horse race on the outcome of which, he learns, depends the financial future of the man whose daughter he loves. A detective arrives to arrest him, but he evades capture and rides to victory in the race.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of The Arizona Sweepstakes located in any film archives, it is a lost film.

References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: The Arizona Sweepstakes at silentera.com
  2. The AFI CAtalog of Feature Films: The Arizona Sweepstakes
  3. ^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Arizona Sweepstakes

External links

Films directed by Clifford Smith


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