Wild West Whoopee


57m 1931

Brief Synopsis

One of the bottom-of-the-barrel, cheap-jack films from Robert J. Horner's Cosmos Produtions, Inc. This one is about 50% filled with archive footage rodeo scenes inserted here and there, but the disjointed rodeo footage has more logic and continuity than the plot; Rodeo rider Jack Perrin captures and tames a wild horse, Starlight, and impresses rodeo girl Josephine Hill, but rodeo villain Fred Church has a yen or something for Miss Hill also, so he cuts a stirrup on Jack's saddle to get rid of him. Jack don't need two stirrups.Church has no lines, probably because Horner forgot to write him any, but he excels at silent simmering and yenning.

Film Details

Genre
Western
Release Date
Jan 1931
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Robert J. Horner Productions
Distribution Company
State Rights; Unique Foto Film
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
57m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
4,050ft

Synopsis

A young cowboy is in love with the ranch owner's daughter. When they learn that the girl's father plans to send her to a nearby city to live with her aunt, the two decide to elope. The girl is not surprised when she is kidnapped from the stage because she believes that her fiancé planned the whole thing. Actually, it is the cowboy's rival who has arranged her kidnapping. The girl discovers the truth when the rival arrives at the shack where she is being held. The cowboy arrives just in time to rescue her from the rival's unwelcome advances.

Film Details

Genre
Western
Release Date
Jan 1931
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Robert J. Horner Productions
Distribution Company
State Rights; Unique Foto Film
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Duration
57m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
4,050ft

Quotes

Trivia

This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.

Notes

Motion Picture Herald notes that footage of actual rodeos was used in the film. Modern sources add the following cast members: John Ince, George Chesebro, Henry Rocquemore, Ben Corbett.