''King Cowboy'' is a 1928 American silent

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film directed by

Robert De Lacey Robert De Lacey (1892–1976) was an American film director of the silent era.Munden p.747 Working at the FBO studios, he specialized in making westerns. Selected filmography Editor * '' Held In Trust'' (1920) * ''Boy of Mine'' (1923) * '' Mighty ...

and starring

Tom Mix Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 – October 12, 1940) was an American film actor and the star of many early Western films between 1909 and 1935. He appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent films. He w ...

Sally Blane Sally Blane (born Elizabeth Jane Young; July 11, 1910 – August 27, 1997) was an American actress who appeared in over 100 movies. Early life Blane was born in Salida, Colorado. She was the sister of actresses Polly Ann Young and Loretta Young ...

and

Lew Meehan James Lew Meehan (September 7, 1890 – August 10, 1951) was an American film actor. Meehan appeared in more than 200 films between 1921 and 1947. He was often the main villain in silent Westerns, but in sound films he was usually an "anon ...

.Jensen p.120

Cast

as Tex Rogers *

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as Tex's Horse Tony *

as Polly Randall *

as Ralph Bennett *

Barney Furey Charles Manford "Barney" Furey (September 7, 1886 – January 18, 1938) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1912 and 1937. He was born in Boise, Idaho and died in Hollywood, California.

as 'Shorty' Sims *

Frank Leigh Frank Leigh (18 April 1876 – 9 May 1948) was a British stage and film actor.Goble p. 232 Biography Born in London in 1876, Leigh settled in Hollywood and became a leading man during the silent era. Following the introduction of sound, his ro ...

as Abdul El Hassan * Wynn Mace as Ben Suliman Ali *

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as Jim Randall

References

Bibliography

* Jensen, Richard D. ''The Amazing Tom Mix: The Most Famous Cowboy of the Movies''. 2005.

External links

* 1928 Western (genre) films Films directed by Robert De Lacey 1928 films American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub