''The Soda Water Cowboy'' is a 1927 American silent

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. Directed by

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, the film stars

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, Beryl Roberts, and

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. It was released on September 25, 1927.

Plot

Cast

as Wally (credited as Wally Wales) * Beryl Roberts as Mademoiselle Zalla *

as Professor Beerbum *

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as Ross (credited as Charles Whitaker) * Al Taylor as Joe

References

1927 films 1927 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange films Films directed by Richard Thorpe Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{US-silent-Western-film-stub