King of the Rodeo (film)

King of the Rodeo is a 1929 American silent Western film directed by Henry MacRae and produced by and starring Hoot Gibson. It was distributed through Universal Pictures.^[1]

King of the Rodeo
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Directed by	Henry MacRae
Written by	George Morgan (writer) Harold Tarshis (titles)
Story by	Bertha Muzzy Sinclair (as B.M. Bower)
Produced by	Hoot Gibson
Starring	Hoot Gibson
Cinematography	Harry Neuman
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	January 6, 1929 (1929-01-06)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

Gibson here plays Montana Kid, son of the lead character in Chip of the Flying U (1926).

Cast

• Hoot Gibson as Montana Kid
• Kathryn Crawford as Dulcie Harlan
• Slim Summerville as Slim
• Charles K. French as Chip Sr.
• Monte Montague as Weasel
• Joseph W. Girard as Harlan
• Jack Knapp as Shorty
• Harry Todd as J. G.
• Bodil Rosing as Mother

Preservation status

A print has been preserved at the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation.^[2]

References

1. Progressive Silent Film List: King of the Rodeo at silentera.com
2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 97 c.1978 by the American Film Institute

External links

• King of the Rodeo at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie