Sure Fire is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Hoot Gibson. It is considered to be a lost film.[1]
| Sure Fire | |
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Written by | George C. Hull Eugene Manlove Rhodes |
| Starring | Hoot Gibson |
| Cinematography | Virgil Miller |
| Distributed by | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editAs described in a film magazine,[2] easy going rancher Jeff Bransford (Gibson) returns to his ancestral acres and finds them heavily mortgaged and about to be foreclosed and the hired men defended them with guns. He tries to borrow money to satisfy the mortgage but is unsuccessful. That night a robbery is committed on a neighboring farm with five thousand dollars stolen from Major Parker (MacQuarrie), and suspicion is thrown upon Jeff. After much hard riding and several stiff fights, the real culprits are apprehended and Jeff is vindicated. Parker had intended to loan Jeff some money to help with his difficulties. In return, Jeff saves the married Elinor Parker (Brunette) from running away with a worthless scamp and causing a scandal.
Cast
edit- Hoot Gibson as Jeff Bransford
- Molly Malone as Marian Hoffman
- B. Reeves Eason Jr. as Sonny (credited as Breezy Eason Jr.)
- Harry Carter as Rufus Coulter
- Fritzi Brunette as Elinor Parker
- Murdock MacQuarrie as Major Parker
- George Fisher as Burt Rawlings
- Charles Newton as Leo Ballinger
- Jack Woods as Brazos Bart
- Jack Walters as Overland Kid
- Joe Harris as Romero
- Steve Clemente as Gomez (credited as Steve Clements)
- Mary Philbin
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Sure Fire". silentera.com. Retrieved March 1, 2008.
- ^ "Reviews: Sure Fire". Exhibitors Herald. 13 (17). New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company: 70. October 22, 1921.
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