''The Ramblin' Kid'' is a 1923 American
silent Western
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film directed by
Edward Sedgwick
Edward Sedgwick, Jr. (November 7, 1889 – May 7, 1953) was an American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and film producer, producer.
Early life
He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, ...
and featuring
Hoot Gibson
Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitioned ...
and
Laura La Plante.
[Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Ramblin' Kid''](_blank)
at silentera.com This may be a
lost film
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.
It was based on the novel ''The Ramblin' Kid'' by Earl Wayland Bowman. The novel would later be filmed as a talkie in ''
The Long Long Trail'' (1929) which also starred Gibson.
Plot
Cast
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Hoot Gibson
Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitioned ...
as The Ramblin' Kid
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Laura La Plante as Carolyn June
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Harold Goodwin as Skinny Rawlins
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William Welsh as Lafe Dorsey
* W.T. McCulley as Sheriff Tom Poole
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Charles K. French as Joshua Heck
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G. Raymond Nye as Mike Sabota
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Carol Holloway as Mrs. Ophelia Cobb
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George King as Sing Pete
Preservation
A print of ''The Ramblin' Kid'' is located at
EYE Film Institute Netherlands.
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Ramblin' Kid''
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See also
* Hoot Gibson filmography
References
External links
*
Press book for the film
at emovieposter.com
* Bowman, Earl Wayland,
The Ramblin' Kid
', New York: Grosset & Dunlap, with stills from the 1923 film, on the Internet Archive
1923 films
1923 Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
Silent American Western (genre) films
Universal Pictures films
1920s American films
Films with screenplays by Richard Schayer
Films based on novels
1920s English-language films
English-language Western (genre) films
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