''Plunging Hoofs'' is a 1929 American silent

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film directed by

Henry MacRae Henry Alexander MacRae (August 29, 1876 – October 2, 1944) was a Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent era, working on many film serials for Universal Studios. One of a number of Canadian pioneers in early Holly ...

and written by George Morgan and Gardner Bradford. The film stars Starlight the Horse,

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, J. P. McGowan and David Dunbar. The film was released on April 10, 1929, by

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Cast

* Starlight the Horse as Starlight *

as Rex *

as Parson Jed Campbell *

as Nanette * J. P. McGowan as Jim Wales * David Dunbar as 'Squint' Jones

References

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* 1929 films 1929 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Henry MacRae American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{silent-film-stub