''Shootin' for Love'' is a 1923 American
silent Western
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film directed by
Edward Sedgwick
Edward Sedgwick (November 7, 1889 – March 7, 1953) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer.
Early life
He was born in Galveston, Texas, the son of Edward Sedgwick, Sr. and Josephine Walker, both stage actors. At the age ...
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 transitione ...
.
[Progressive Silent Film List: ''Shootin' for Love''](_blank)
at silentera.com Gibson plays a
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veteran suffering from
shell shock
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who at his father's ranch becomes involved in a dispute over water rights that leads to gunfire. The
British Board of Film Censors
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, under its then-current guidelines, banned the film in 1923.
British Board of Film Classification record for ''Shootin' for Love''
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Cast
* 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 transitione ...
as Duke Travis
* Laura La Plante
Laura La Plante (born Laura Laplante; November 1, 1904 – October 14, 1996) was an American film actress, whose more notable performances were in the silent era.
Early life
La Plante was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 1, 1904, the dau ...
as Mary Randolph
* Alfred Allen as Jim Travis
* William Welsh as Bill Randolph
* William Steele as Dan Hobson
* Arthur Mackley
Arthur Mackley (3 July 1865 – 21 December 1926) was an English actor and director of the silent era. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1910 and 1925. He frequently took the part of a sheriff in Westerns, earning the nickname "She ...
as Sheriff Bludsoe
* W.T. McCulley as Sandy
* Kansas Moehring as Tex Carson
See also
* Hoot Gibson filmography
This is a complete filmography of American actor Hoot Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962), including his performances between 1910 and 1960. Gibson appeared in more than 200 films.
Background
Gibson's career began in 1910 with early silen ...
References
External links
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Lobby card
at gettyimages.com
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
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