Code of the West (1925 film)

Code of the West is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by William K. Howard and written by Zane Grey and Lucien Hubbard. The film stars Owen Moore, Constance Bennett, Mabel Ballin, Charles Stanton Ogle, David Butler, George Bancroft and Gertrude Short. The film was released on April 6, 1925, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2][3]

Code of the West
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William K. Howard
Written by	Zane Grey Lucien Hubbard
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor
Starring	Owen Moore Constance Bennett Mabel Ballin Charles Stanton Ogle David Butler George Bancroft Gertrude Short
Cinematography	Lucien N. Andriot
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 6, 1925 (1925-04-06)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[4] Cal Thurman, a timid fellow, thinking that the woman he is to meet at the train station is an old maid, avoids her when he finds that she is a pretty young woman who flirts with the cowboys. He finally uses rough methods to win her love and, after through flames in a forest fire, succeeds in winning her.

Cast

• Owen Moore as Cal Thurman
• Constance Bennett as Georgie May
• Mabel Ballin as Mary Stockwell
• Charles Stanton Ogle as Henry Thurman
• David Butler as Bid Hatfield
• George Bancroft as Enoch Thurman
• Gertrude Short as Mollie Thurman
• Lillian Leighton as Ma Thurman
• Eddie Gribbon as Tuck Merry
• Pat Hartigan as Cal Bloom
• Frankie Lee as Bud
• Mark Hamilton as Panhandle Arizonie

Preservation

With no prints of Code of the West located in any film archives,^[5] it is a lost film.^[6]

References

1. Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "Code-of-the-West - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
2. "Code of the West". afi.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
3. Code of the West at silentera.com
4. "New Pictures: Code of the West", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (7): 74, May 9, 1925, retrieved February 7, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
5. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Code of the West
6. Code of the West at Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount Pictures films - 1925 Archived August 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Code of the West at IMDb