The Winged Horseman

1929 film

  • May 24, 1929 (1929-05-24)
Running time
60 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Winged Horseman is a lost[1][2] 1929 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and Arthur Rosson and starring Hoot Gibson and aviator Ruth Elder. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures.[3]

A stunt woman, Leta Belle Wichart, died when her parachute failed to open during a scene standing in for Ruth Elder.[4][5]

Cast

  • Hoot Gibson as Skyball Smith
  • Ruth Elder as Joby Hobson
  • Charles Schaeffer as Colonel Hobson
  • Allan Forrest as Curly Davis
  • Herbert Prior as Eben Matthews

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Winged Horseman
  2. ^ The Winged Horseman at Lost Film Files:lost Universal films - 1929[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Winged Horseman
  4. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Winged Horseman at silentera.com
  5. ^ "Husband Watches as Wife Hurtles 3000 Feet to Death in Moving Picture Thriller" newspaper clipping along with other clippings; dated January 25, 1929 Retrieved March 26, 2017

External links

  • The Winged Horseman at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Synopsis at AllMovie
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Films directed by B. Reeves Eason
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Films directed by Arthur Rosson


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