''Sky High Corral'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by Clifford Smith and starring

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, and Duke R. Lee. The film is extant.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, after the federal government declares a certain tract of land a game preserve, rancher Bill Hayden and his daughter Shasta are set to be evicted. Forest ranger Jack McCabe falls in love with Shasta. Hayden's secret enemy, Whitey Durk, steals Hayden's cattle and tells him that the rangers are responsible. Jack saves both Hayden and his daughter from Durk's men. The criminals are finally rounded up and the law establishing the game preserve is repealed. Shasta confesses her love for McCabe.

Cast

as Jack McCabe *

as Shasta Hayden * Duke R. Lee as Whitey Durk *

Jack Mower Jack Mower (September 5, 1890 – January 6, 1965) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 520 films between 1914 and 1965. He was born in Honolulu and died in Hollywood. After studying at Punahou College, in Honolulu, Mower moved ...

as Burns *

Thomas G. Lingham Thomas G. Lingham (April 7, 1870 – February 19, 1950; also credited as Thomas Lingham, Tom Lingham, and as T. G. Lingham) was an American stage performer and then a film actor during both the Silent film, silent and early Sound film, sound ...

as Bill Hayden * Blackie Thompson as Gregg * Missouri Royer as Slim *

Floyd Shackelford Floyd may refer to: As a name * Floyd (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Floyd (surname), a list of people and fictional characters Places in the United States * Floyd, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Floyd, Iowa ...

as Sam

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1926 films 1926 Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Clifford Smith American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{US-silent-Western-film-stub