Wild Horse Mesa (1925)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

George B. Seitz

Writers:

Zane Grey (novel)
Lucien Hubbard (writer)

Release Date:

14 September 1925 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Desperate for money, a rancher decides to trap and sell wild horses, using barbed wire. The local Navajo tribe tries to persuade him not to do it. |

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Based On Novel

Cast

Jack Holt	...	Chane Weymer
Noah Beery	...	Bud McPherson
Billie Dove	...	Sue Melberne
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.	...	Chess Weymer
George Magrill	...	Bert Manerube
George Irving	...	Lige Melberne
Edith Yorke	...	Grandma Melberne
Bernard Siegel	...	Toddy Nokin
Margaret Morris	...	Sosie

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Filming Locations:

Colorado, USA

Company:

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

A Great Action Western That Reflects All the Excitementt of Zane Grey's Novel!

A spectacular western with an interesting, many-stranded plot, which abundantly confirms Seitz's reputation in the 1920s as a first-class action director. And this is not to say that he misses out on other aspects. The acting is uniformly excellent, with Beery in his element as the villain and Jack Holt a revelation as the conscientious hero. Also presenting plenty of welcome charisma is the beautiful Billie Dove as the troubled heroine, while George Magrill enjoys one of his best roles ever as the two-faced schemer.

Equally outstanding behind-the-camera credits include Bert Glennon's superlative cinematography that has captured the most exciting images of wild horses thundering through inhospitable locations. Thrilling vistas like this are never likely to be seen again.