Ridin' Pretty is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring William Desmond, Ann Forrest, and Stanhope Wheatcroft.[1][2]

Ridin' Pretty
Trade advertisement
Directed byArthur Rosson
Written byIsadore Bernstein
George Hively
Raymond L. Schrock
StarringWilliam Desmond
Ann Forrest
Stanhope Wheatcroft
CinematographyJackson Rose
Production
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Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • February 22, 1925 (1925-02-22)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Plot

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As described in a review in a film magazine,[3] Arizona cowboy Sky Parker (Desmond) goes to San Francisco to claim an inheritance left him by his uncle. He takes five cowboys with him. The "boys" have a hectic time, among the adventures include a ride through the city on borrowed truck horses from a brewery, a stunt for which they are arrested. A cousin of Sky persuades Maize, a young woman, to assist him in getting the inheritance away from Sky, but she relents and runs away. Sky rides a motorcycle to catch and board her train, winds her consent to marriage, and throws out his cousin.

Cast

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Preservation

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A print of Ridin' Pretty is in the collection of EYE Film Institute Netherlands.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Munden, p. 652.
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Ridin' Pretty at silentera.com
  3. ^ Smith, Sumner (January 17, 1925). "Ridin' Pretty; William Desmond and Ann Forrest in Entertaining Universal Western". The Moving Picture World. 72 (3). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 267. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  4. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Ridin' Pretty

Bibliography

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