''Ridin' the Wind'' is a 1925 American silent

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directed by Del Andrews and starring

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, and David Dunbar.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, a young rancher who loves the sheriff's daughter is deputized to help break up a bandit gang. He captures the leader and learns that it is his brother, who is supposed to be in college. He clears his brother and wins the affections of the young woman.

Cast

References

Bibliography

* Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. ''Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema''. Greenwood Publishing, 1999.

External links

* 1925 films 1925 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Del Andrews Film Booking Offices of America films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{US-silent-Western-film-stub