''Speeding Hoofs'' is a 1927 American
silent Western
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film directed by
Louis Chaudet
Louis William Chaudet (March 20, 1884 – May 10, 1965) was an American film director of the silent movie era.
Biography
He was born on March 20, 1884, in Manhattan, Kansas. He died May 10, 1965, in Woodland Hills, California.
Louis was the s ...
and starring
Dick Hatton
Dick Hatton (born Clarence Edward Hatton, 1891 - July 9, 1931) was an American actor in silent films. He had leading roles in productions from various studios including Arrow Pictures and Rayart Pictures films including '' Temporary Sheriff ...
,
Elsa Benham
Elsa Benham (November 20, 1908 – April 20, 1995, Dallas, Texas) was a dancer and silent movie actress.
Benham was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She and her family moved to Hollywood during her early childhood.
Benham was Theodore Kosloff' ...
and
Ray Turner.
[Langman, p. 329]
Cast
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Dick Hatton
Dick Hatton (born Clarence Edward Hatton, 1891 - July 9, 1931) was an American actor in silent films. He had leading roles in productions from various studios including Arrow Pictures and Rayart Pictures films including '' Temporary Sheriff ...
as Richard Stanton
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Elsa Benham
Elsa Benham (November 20, 1908 – April 20, 1995, Dallas, Texas) was a dancer and silent movie actress.
Benham was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She and her family moved to Hollywood during her early childhood.
Benham was Theodore Kosloff' ...
as Elsa McGuire
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Ray Turner as Tim Washington
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Roy Watson as Bill Travers
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Bud Osborne
Leonard Miles "Bud" Osborne (July 20, 1884 – February 2, 1964) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963.
Biography
Osborne was born Miles Osborne in Knox County, Texas, ...
as Jack Richardson
*
William Ryno
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as James McGuire
*
Cliff Lyons
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as Henchman
References
Bibliography
* Langman, Larry. ''A Guide to Silent Westerns''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1992.
External links
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1927 films
1927 Western (genre) films
Films directed by Louis Chaudet
American black-and-white films
Rayart Pictures films
Silent American Western (genre) films
1920s English-language films
1920s American films
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