''The Arizona Sweepstakes'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by Clifford Smith and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, a cowboy who goes to a city and is embroiled in a number of gang fights narrowly escapes going to prison on a false charge of manslaughter. He escapes and hurries home to enter a horse race on the outcome of which, he learns, depends the financial future of the man whose daughter he loves. A detective arrives to arrest him, but he evades capture and rides to victory in the race.

Cast

Preservation

With no prints of ''The Arizona Sweepstakes'' located in any film archives,The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Arizona Sweepstakes''
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* * 1926 films Lost Western (genre) films Universal Pictures films 1926 Western (genre) films Lost American films American black-and-white films Films directed by Clifford Smith 1926 lost films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films {{silent-film-stub