''The Crimson Skull'' is a 1922 American silent

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film that was produced by the

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. The six-reel film was made on location in

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and was made along with ''

The Bull-Dogger ''The Bull-Dogger'' is a 1922 American five-reel silent film, silent Western (genre), Western film starring Bill Pickett, an African American and Native American who is credited with inventing bulldogging or steer wrestling. It was filmed on loc ...

'', which its release followed. Local cowboys appear in the film backing up the actors and professional rodeo performer

Bill Pickett Willie M. Pickett (December 5, 1870 – April 2, 1932) was a cowboy, rodeo, Wild West show performer and actor. In 1989, Pickett was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Personal life Pickett was born in the Jenks Branch community of Will ...

. It was marketed as a "Baffling Western Mystery Photo-play". Press books for the film remain in existence.

Cast

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* Steve “Peg” Reynolds

References

1922 films 1922 Western (genre) films 1922 lost films American black-and-white films Films shot in Oklahoma Lost American films Lost Western (genre) films Okfuskee County, Oklahoma Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films {{silent-film-stub