Blue Blazes
Directed by
  • Joseph Franz
  • Milburn Morante
Written by
  • Frank S. Beresford
  • Frank C. Robertson
Produced byCarl Laemmle
Starring
CinematographyJack Young
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 21, 1926 (1926-03-21)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Blue Blazes is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Joseph Franz and Milburn Morante and starring Pete Morrison, Jim Welch, and Barbara Starr.[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[2] Grace Macy searches for money hidden by her grandfather just before he was killed by thieves. She hears a dying criminal's confession which brands McKeller as the murderer. Buck Fitzgerald offers to help her. Dee Halloran knows that McKeller is innocent. Buck attacks Grace to obtain the confession, but she escapes to Death Wash, where her grandfather's deserted cabin is located, pursued by Buck and his men. Dee comes to the rescue of Grace, locates the missing money, and wins her affection.

Cast

  • Pete Morrison as Dee Halloran
  • Jim Welch as McKeller
  • Barbara Starr as Grace Macy
  • Dick La Reno Jr. as Jess Macy
  • Les Bates as Buck Fitzgerald
  • Jerome La Grasse as Matt Bunker
  • James B. Lowe as Rastus

Reception

The magazine, Photoplay, called the film "fair" with "usual riding, shooting, conflict and love" for a western of its time.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Munden, Kenneth W., ed. (1997) [1971]. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-520-20969-9.
  2. ↑ Pardy, George T. (January 23, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Price of Success", Motion Picture News, New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc., 33 (4): 487, retrieved January 28, 2023 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ "Brief Reviews of Current Pictures". Photoplay. April 1926. p. 8. Retrieved June 15, 2023.


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