The Thundering Herd (1925 film)
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| Directed by | William K. Howard |
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| Written by | Lucien Hubbard |
| Based on | The Thundering Herd by Zane Grey |
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| Cinematography | Lucien Andriot |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English intertitles |
The Thundering Herd is a lost[1] 1925 American Western lost film[2] directed by William K. Howard and starring Jack Holt, Lois Wilson, Noah Beery, Sr., and Raymond Hatton. Based on the 1925 novel The Thundering Herd by Zane Grey, and written by Lucien Hubbard, the film is about a trader who uncovers a scheme to blame the Indians for a Buffalo massacre.[3][4] The Thundering Herd contains the first film appearance of Gary Cooper in an uncredited role.
Cast
- Jack Holt as Tom Doan
- Lois Wilson as Milly Fayre
- Noah Beery, Sr. as Randall Jett
- Raymond Hatton as Jude Pilchuk
- Charles Ogle as Clark Hudnall
- Tim McCoy as Burn Hudnall
- Lillian Leighton as Mrs. Clark Hudnall
- Eulalie Jensen as Mrs. Randall Jett
- Stephen Carr as Ory Tacks
- Maxine Elliott Hicks as Sally Hudnall
- Ed Brady as Pruitt
- Pat Hartigan as Catlett
- Fred Kohler as Follansbee
- Bob Perry as Joe Dunn
- Gary Cooper (uncredited)
Context
- Jack Holt was the father of cowboy actor Tim Holt.
- Charles Ogle played the original screen Frankenstein's monster in Thomas Edison's 1910 version of Frankenstein, predating the Boris Karloff interpretation by more than two decades.
- The film was remade in a 1933 sound version, The Thundering Herd, with some of the cast (Beery and Hatton) playing the same parts but Randolph Scott playing Jack Holt's role.
- Noah Beery, Sr. was the brother of screen legend Wallace Beery and father of Noah Beery, Jr. ("Rocky" in the 1970s television series The Rockford Files).
- Raymond Hatton was making a series of comedies as half of an unofficial comedy team with Noah Beery's brother Wallace Beery during this period.
Production
The silent black-and-white film is 70 minutes (7 reels, 7,187 feet).
References
- ↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Thundering Herd
- ↑ Thundering Herd at Arne Andersens Lost Film Files: Paramount Pictures 1925
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ↑ The Thundering Herd at silentera.com
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