King of the Rodeo (1929)

Director:

Henry MacRae

Writers:

George Morgan, Bertha Muzzy Sinclair (story),

Stars:

Hoot Gibson, Kathryn Crawford, Slim Summerville

Cast

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

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

rodeo cowboy

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

6 January 1929 (USA)

Also Known As:

Der Cowboy-König von Chicago

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Hoot of the Rodeo

There's just enough of a story to hang on this picture to keep it coherent. Otherwise, it's Hoot Gibson displaying his easy-going charm and some excellent footage of the action at the rodeo at Soldier's Field in Chicago. It's a lot of fun. This was the era when B movie western stars like Hoot deservedly made a lot of money for the studios, and paid for the chancier A pictures.

But sound was coming onto the scene, and the studio heads all knew it would not survive. And Uncle Carl Laemmle at Universal decided the way to make the transition was to fire stars like Hoot Gibson and start over again. It was a mistake and Gibson's career continued to flourish for many a moon afterwards