''Code of the West'' is a 1925 American
silent Western
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film directed by
William K. Howard
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and written by
Zane Grey
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and
Lucien Hubbard
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. The film stars
Owen Moore
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Moore was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland. Along with his p ...
,
Constance Bennett
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,
Mabel Ballin
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,
Charles Stanton Ogle
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,
David Butler,
George Bancroft
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and
Gertrude Short
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Carmen Gertrude Short was born in Cincinnati, ...
. The film was released on April 6, 1925, by
Paramount Pictures
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.
Plot
As described in a film magazine review, Cal Thurman, a timid fellow, thinking that the woman he is to meet at the train station is an old maid, avoids her when he finds that she is a pretty young woman who flirts with the cowboys. He finally uses rough methods to win her love and, after through flames in a forest fire, succeeds in winning her.
Cast
Preservation
With no prints of ''Code of the West'' located in any film archives, it is a
lost film
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Conditions
During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy o ...
.
''Code of the West'' at Lost Film Files: ''Lost Paramount Pictures films - 1925''
References
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1925 lost films
Silent American Western (genre) films
1920s English-language films
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