Catch My Smoke
Catch My Smoke | |
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Directed by | William Beaudine |
Written by | John Stone |
Based on | Shoe Bar Stratton by Joseph Bushnell Ames |
Produced by | William Fox |
Cinematography | Daniel B. Clark |
Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Catch My Smoke is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by William Beaudine, based on the novel Shoe-bar Stratton by Joseph Bushnell Ames. It stars Tom Mix, Lillian Rich, and Claude Payton.[1][2]
Plot[]
As described in a film magazine,[3] Bob Stratton (Mix) returns from France after two years and finds his ranch in strange hands. In order to get to the bottom of affairs, he takes a job there. Mary Thorne (Rich) is running the ranch, left to her by her father who was the executor of Bob's will and, thinking Bob had bedn killed in World War I, had appropriated the place for himself. Mary's father had been mysteriously killed, and she has engaged Tex Lynch as her foreman. Tex knows the ranch has oil under it and tries to force Mary to sell it. She is captured and taken to a deserted mine, but Bob arrives on scene to affect a rescue. Together they ride back together and Bob's horse Tony approves of their match.
Cast[]
- Tom Mix as Bob Stratton
- Lillian Rich as Mary Thorne
- Claude Payton as Tex Lynch
- Gordon Griffith as Bub Jessup
- as Al Draper
- Robert Milasch as Frank Hurd
- as Joe Bloss
- C.E. Anderson as Sheriff
- Ruby Lafayette as Mrs. Archer
- Tony the Horse (uncredited)
Status[]
The film's status is unknown, meaning that it may be lost.[4][5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Langman, Larry (January 1, 1992). A Guide to Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-313-27858-7.
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Catch My Smoke
- ^ "Catch My Smoke: Released by Fox". Exhibitor's Trade Review. East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania: Exhibitor's Trade Review, Inc. 13 (7): 373. January 13, 1923.
- ^ Catch My Smoke at silentera.com
- ^ Catch My Smoke at The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Catch My Smoke. |
- Catch My Smoke at IMDb
- Synopsis at AllMovie
- 1922 films
- 1922 Western (genre) films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by William Beaudine
- Fox Film films
- Silent American Western (genre) films
- 1920s Western (genre) film stubs