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1921 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Fire Eater is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and featuring Hoot Gibson.[1]
| The Fire Eater | |
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| Directed by | B. Reeves Eason |
| Written by | Harvey Gates |
| Based on | "The Badge of Fighting Hearts" by Ralph Cummins |
| Starring | Hoot Gibson |
| Cinematography | Alfred H. Lathem |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
As described in a film magazine,[2] Smilin' Bob Corey (Gibson) and his partner Jim O'Neil (Perry) are rangers employed by the Forestry Preserve Bureau who are directed to make a "peaceful penetration" into Paradise Valley to save timber from the depredations of Jacob Lemar (Lingham), a notorious lumber thief, and the uneducated settlers who are robbing the mountains and valleys of all of the best trees. This makes them the objects of hatred in the camp. Bob falls in love with Martha McCarthy (Lorraine), the daughter of woodsman Day McCarthy (Berrell), who receive Bob and Jim into their home even though they distrust them. After several fights between Bob and Jacob and a spectacular forest fire that sweeps the mountainside, Jacob kidnaps Martha hides her in a bear trap. Bob rescues her and they escape the flames by hiding in a waterhole. Jacob is caught and punished for his part in the kidnapping, and the woodsmen accept Bob and Jim as good fellows on an earnest mission.
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