The Ace of the Saddle
Cast & Crew
Jack Ford
Harry Carey
Joel Harris
Duke R. Lee
Peggy Pearce
Jack Walters
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Synopsis
When cattle rancher Cheyenne Harry Henderson discovers that rustlers are attacking his herd, he informs Yucca County's sheriff but learns that the lawman is in cahoots with the outlaws. Harry then appeals to Sheriff Faulkner of neighboring Pinkerton County, but Faulkner is powerless to intervene. Madeline, Faulkner's daughter, attracts Harry's attention and the two fall in love. When Madeline, who loathes violence, asks him to give up wearing a gun, Harry complies. Because the rustlers are prohibited by an unwritten law from shooting an unarmed man, they poison the waterhole at Harry's ranch. Harry harnesses six horses to pull his cabin into Pinkerton, where some of the rustlers are arrested when they follow. The Yucca sheriff and his gang rescue them and abduct Madeline. Harry takes his gun, rescues the girl, and lures the gang to his cabin where he tricks them into drinking some contaminated water. After the men are recaptured, Harry's foreman is elected sheriff of Yucca County, and Harry and Madeline marry.
Director
Jack Ford
Cast
Harry Carey
Joel Harris
Duke R. Lee
Peggy Pearce
Jack Walters
Vesta Pegg
William Cartwright
Zoe Rae
Howard Enstedt
King Fisher Jones
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Notes
The working title of this film was A Man of Peace. King Fisher Jones, who appears in the film, was a cowboy who led Arizona cattlemen against sheepherders in the Johnson County War. Some reviews refer to the film as Ace of the Saddle. According to modern sources, the producer was P. A. Powers and the cameraman was John W. Brown. Some scenes were shot along the banks of the Rio Grande.
