wild horse mesa ( 1925 film )
wild horse mesa (1925): urltoken jack holt, noah beery, billie dove, george b. seitz: dvd & blu - ray
famous players - lasky corporation production; distributed by paramount pictures corporation. / scenario by lucien hubbard, from the novel wild horse mesa by zane grey. cinematography by bert glennon. presented by adolph zukor and jesse l. lasky. / © 15 september 1925 by famous players - lasky corporation [ lp21823 ]. released [? ] 16 august or 14 september? , 1925. / standard 35mm spherical 1. 33: 1 format. / the novel was subsequently filmed as wild horse mesa (1932) .
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5. wild horse mesa (1925) – the film was based upon one of many of prolific author zane grey’s western novels. it starred jack holt, a major actor in the golden era and father of tim and jennifer holt. holt made several grade - a westerns for paramount studios in the 20s, mostly zane grey stories. the action films holt made were so good that paramount used footage from his films in the early randolph scott movies of the 30s. scott even sported a mustache like holt so they could use the same film stock .
desperate for money, a rancher decides to trap and sell wild horses, using barbed wire. the local navajo tribe tries to persuade him not to do it .
another grapevine blu - ray is east is east (1916) with florence turner. among the other dvd releases is the grand duchess and the waiter (1925) with adolphe menjou .
the film starred george o’brien; the hero of the iron horse and the femme fatale was olive borden. however, the most memorable characters were the three outlaws for which the movie was named. they were tom santschi as bull stanley, the broad shouldered, forlorn leader of the trio: j. farrell macdonald as mike costigan, who played an important role in the iron horse, and frank campeau as spade allen, the card shark. the arch nemesis was louis tellegen, who played sheriff layne hunter, a character that one truly loves to loathe .
this almost two and a half hour cinema is still a remarkable film even to this day. it has pathos, excitement, and humor, and is a visual history lesson of one of the major triumphs in the building of our country. it also served as the forerunner to the many great film stories that were to be made by the legendary director john “pappy” ford, such as stagecoach, my darling clementine and the searchers. later, john ford referred to the iron horse as being his favorite western film that he directed .
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4. tumbleweeds (1925) – the photoplay was based upon the oklahoma land rush. the primary mover behind the film was also its main star – william s. hart. most film historians will acknowledge that he was the first major western hero of the silver screen. even though a trained shakespearean actor, bill hart had visited the west as a boy. as such, he was appalled when he saw the first attempts at making western films. this motivated him to move to hollywood and tell others how the west really was .
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2. three bad men (1926) – john ford’s second major scale western was based on herman whittaker’s novel over the border. no, it is not peter b. kyne’s the three godfathers, which was also directed by ford in the 1948 version and earlier in marked men (1919) starring harry carey sr. . in terms of pure entertainment, it is as a memorable epic film as the iron horse .
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tumbleweeds took almost all of bill’s capital to make the film. he bucked william fox studios and others of the studio system that not only made the films but distributed them and showed them in their own theaters. hart tried to bypass the middleman and handle the film distribution, and paid the price for doing so, his film was not played in the major theaters in the country. he also took on united artists, who wanted to drastically cut the film. fortunately, bill hart prevailed regarding the latter dispute and was able to produce a fine western film, even though he took a major financial hit .
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plus i bought the dvd a few weeks after i finished the book - the silent film remains fairly true to the story. just my 2 cents .
epilogue – hopefully, this article will encourage you to venture forth and discover for yourself some of these mostly forgotten gems. they will help you fill the void before the next western film of some quality plays in your local theater. film historians are aware of their existence, however the masses are not .
the film catapulted gary cooper from a laconic, cowboy character to a super megastar. the role was a natural for him, having grown up on a ranch in montana. cooper stole the movie from accomplished leading actors coleman and banky .
the toll gate (1920) – another film by william s. hart which is perhaps his finest role. the toll gate is a film of revenge and redemption, like many of his films. bill starts out as an outlaw, but by the end is convinced by either a mother, sister, or pretty school marm to reform his ways and go straight. the story line is still relevant today, as one eventually has to pay for his past transgressions. you must “pay the fiddler” when the dance is over .
in a new upgraded version on both dvd and blu - ray. this film has been available only in a washed - out version as far as i know. the cast is fine with jack holt, billie dove, noah berry, and douglas fairbanks, jr .
thundering hooves (1924) – one of the best cowboy stars of the 20’s was fred thomson. almost forgotten today, he was number two in the box office behind tom mix and was about to pass him in popularity when, unfortunately, this former national decathlon champion died of tetanus at only age 31. this one surviving, complete film demonstrates the agility of thomson, who was as acrobatic as the famous douglas fairbanks sr. one wonders what could have happened to his career if thomson survived and entered the sound period as the number one cowboy film star .
ordered. i' ve never seen this film (hadn' t even heard of it, truth be admitted), but bob and michael' s yee - ha' s were enough to send me galloping over to grapevine, six - shooters ablaze. much obliged, pardners .
the quality of the mgm film, which was recently restored by 20th century fox, is excellent. like the two recently restored john ford films noted previously, you would think that for the absence of spoken dialogue, the movie was filmed yesterday. it is a classic that does not age over time .
the epic film was based upon an actual incident, the collapse of a dam on the colorado river, which was constructed to provide irrigation to the desert. it was one of the first disaster films made in hollywood. george barnes and gregg toland, the cinematographers king had selected to record the story, captured the difficult life of those hearty pioneers who settled the desert area. the disaster sequence was ahead of its time in terms of believability. variety described the movie as – “epic! miraculous! for massiveness of production, this film is incomparable! ” the los angeles times later reported the winning of barbara worth was – “one of the most important late silents. ”
a great story by zane grey and i am sure it was a fine film with a great production value, fine location photography by master cinematographer bert glenon (of
stagecoach
fame). unfortunately the quality of this particular dvd was rather poor. the most of scenes are
washed out
, i felt rather uncomfortable watching it .
the film began as a tribute to abraham lincoln, a personal hero to john ford and the political maneuverings required to commence this major undertaking. the plot presented both sides of the building of the railroad, from the central pacific with its mix of primarily irish and italians to the union pacific with chinese “coolies” doing the grunt work. intertwined was a subplot of o’brien being on the trail of the murderer of his father .
i watched the first 30 minutes of whm this morning while on my treadmill. watching films on the treadmill is a great antidote to the dread malady of film buffs - couch potato - itis (aka big rear - end syndrome). but i digress. i am happy to report that grapevine video has hit a home run right out of the park! the image quality is stunning in blu - ray so i have to assume it is also excellent in regular dvd. and i watched it on my big screen tv, not my pc monitor. even the needle - drop vintage orchestral score seems synchronized with the picture. this is like seeing this film for the first time if you' ve only seen the washed out edition with all details blasted white. even the opening scenes with an unbilled eugene pallette that seemed rather slow work much better now .
in 1938, bill hart re - released tumbleweeds. this was a daring move as sound had been in vogue for almost 10 years. by doing so, he was able to recoup some of his initial investment. he also added a spoken prologue, which is one of the most moving soliloquies in film history. up until then, his many admirers had never heard him speak on film. then, a man in his 60s, bill tells the story of tumbleweeds in his great shakespearean voice, honed by many years in the theater. he also took the opportunity to thank his many loyal fans over the years that were then most likely married and with children of their own, for supporting his films. he concludes by saying “adios, amigos. god bless you all, each and everyone; ” then bows slightly, turns around and walks off into the sunset .
one caveat... and i' m not singling out grapevine for this... , i wish all pd film services utilizing dvd - r or bd - r technology would clearly disclose it. it' s possible that some folks might be hesitant buying on demand write - once media, but given the relative obscurity of many silent films i suspect that resistance to recordable medium wouldn' t amount to a hill of beans for any collector .
3. the winning of barbara worth (1926) – the story, which centers on bringing water from the colorado river to california’s desert in the imperial valley, was based upon a popular novel by harold bell wright. the film is a major production, conducted under the auspices of director henry king and produced by samuel goldwyn. the photoplay stars the noted british actor ronald coleman, vilma banky and a young gary cooper in his first major role .
this particular movie, his last one, is a full length, epic western, that holds it own against any of the westerns made in that era, and much better than most of those made since. the film was directed by king baggot. it co - starred lucien littlefield as his “trusty sidekick”, which set the trend for leading b western stars in the 30s and 40s having a comedic saddle mate. bill’s love interest was the actress barbara bedford .
as alluded to earlier, john ford recognized that the background location for a photoplay was as important as the script and the actors involved. he took his film crew to jackson hole, the mojave desert, and the victorville area in california. once again, he was able to capture the majesty of the old west with sweeping panoramic shots. his dakota land rush scenes with hordes of folks with gold fever was similar in scope to william s. hart’s tumbleweeds depiction of the oklahoma land rush .
( 1924) – this was john ford’s first major western endeavor. the motion picture, in its truest sense, is an epic film, one that holds its own, even in the 21 st century. the souvenir programs, sold at its premier at hollywood’s famous grauman’s egyptian theater, besides listing “the characters and the players, ” noted that the film included “a regiment of united states troops and cavalry, 3, 000 railway workman, 1, 000 chinese laborers, 800 pawnee, sioux and cheyenne indians, 2, 800 horses, 1, 300 buffalo, 10, 000 texas steers. ”the telling of the construction of the first trans - continental railroad even used the “actual old time locomotives” that were used in the building of the railroad: the jupiter from the old central pacific and engine 119 of the union pacific. also, the supporting cast included a few of those who actually were a part of the railroad construction crews whose challenging mission was fastening the belt buckle across the new country’s mid - section .
the great k & a train robbery (1926) – there was only one tom mix. larger than life, he personified the western hero, perhaps not the way he really was, yet perhaps the way he should have been. mix was and still is the symbol of the cowboy film star, “an idol of a million boys. ” this is one of his best movies that have survived. it has non - stop action, fearless stunts, and humor. it was filmed on location in the royal gorge area of colorado .
riders of the purle sage (1926) – this was based upon zane grey’s finest novel, and it too stayed true to the novel. filmed in the alabama hills of lone pine, california, it is one of tom mix’s rare serious roles. mix portrays the vengeful lassister, one of many who played the famous grey character on the silver screen. however, the film was not as popular with mix’s fans as it lacked his signature non - stop action and was almost totally void of humor. it is a fine movie nonetheless .
the following list of recommended photoplays was selected first based upon the overall quality of the production and the unique contribution made to early western cinema. also, recommended films are based upon their availability to the general public, since many great and not so great western films of this era were inadvertently destroyed due to deterioration of the nitrate film, loss in an occasional studio fire, or hording away in a private collections. the following movies are listed in rank order as to my humble opinion of the most highly recommended films. they were selected after having viewed many silent westerns, including the often - referenced western films by historians such as the covered wagon, the squaw man, the pony express, straight shooting and the virginian .
the story about the dakota territory gold rush began with olive borden and her father bringing a string of thoroughbred horses out west. george o’brien was a cowboy trailing cattle up from texas. the three bad men were following a life a crime, one which they were quite good at. in a subplot, bull stanley looks for his sister who ran off with a no account tinhorn only to end up as the local sheriff, saloon and brothel owner. the moral of the story is that there is some good in the worst of men, with the exception of sheriff layne hunter. it is surprising that there has not been a remake of this excellent story, then again, perhaps it’s better off left alone as it is still a most enjoyable film experience as is .
filming of the land rush was so well done that those involved in the filming of cimarron, the first western to win an oscar in 1931 as the best picture, used some of the stock footage from tumbleweeds. bill, at age 49, could still ride like the wind. king baggot did a marvelous job in recreating the settlers racing to claim a part of the cherokee strip. also, there is a memorable scene early in the film, where bill hart and his fellow wranglers are rounding up herds of cattle from the strip to move them to other ranges prior to the land rush. bill with his fellow cowpunchers, looks down on the thousands of cattle on what was to be the last major trail drive, and plaintively remarks: “boys…its the last of the west! ’ it was a prophetic statement .
cast: jack holt [ chane weymer ], noah beery [ bud mcpherson ], billie dove [ sue melberne ], douglas fairbanks jr. [ chess weymer ], george magrill [ bert manerube ], george irving [ lige melberne ], edith yorke [ grandma melberne ], bernard siegel [ toddy nokin ], margaret morris [ sosie ], eugene pallette [ a melberne townsman ], gary cooper [ a cowboy ], tom tyler [ a cowboy ]
references: everson - american p. 258; filmyearbook - 1926 pp. 59, 61; jewell - rko p. 222; vermilye - twenties p. 14: website - afi; website - imdb .
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i reviewed the dvd in the section
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in the silents section. i made the assumption that the blu - ray was decent because the dvd is absolutely superb! watched it last night and could easily watch it again very soon. it' s that good !
thanks for following up on this, bob. i placed an order last week, so my anticipation of this title has been upped as well. gaucho should have no reservations about purchasing this given your stellar review. for a $ 5 fee over the dvd - r price, the bd - r seems to me like a no - brainer. besides pq, from a longevity standpoint bd - r
note: if grapevine were to select their most popular titles (with decent pq) for bd - r release... perhaps upgrading with a modest amount of clean - up and / or restoration where needed... they could have a significant impact on the collector market. doing a little research into bd - r progress over the past 10 years, recent price drops in recordable bd media may have motivated grapevine in this direction. i applaud their perceptiveness !
i bought the regular version dvd from grapevine a few months ago - excellent, excellent, excellent movie. will see about upgrading it to blu - ray .
marygh wrote: i bought the regular version dvd from grapevine a few months ago - excellent, excellent, excellent movie. will see about upgrading it to blu - ray .
received the blu - ray today. the transfers for dvd and bd are bound to be similar if the same source materials were used. if the source print is of good quality and the tools used capable of mastering to higher resolution then there should be an uptick in bd image quality .
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the cast and crew were subjected to the difficult weather conditions on location in northern nevada. the breath of the actors and horses on the snowy plains depicted the harsh environment that all those involved had to endure. flease were reported in the accommodations for the cast (railroad cars) and crew during the hot months, forcing them to sleep outdoors. during the winter they slept in the hastily built railroad towns, which were drafty and cold .
also recommended – there are five other films that are worth watching, provided you’ve gotten over your bias regarding the silent era westerns. these are not full - length films (ninety minutes or more), however the quality and entertainment value are there nonetheless .
in closing, remember the saying “silence is golden”. in this case, it surely is .
editor’s note: the author would like to thank grey smith at heritage auctions and bruce hershenson at emovie urltoken who were kind enough to allow the use of these poster images from their archives .
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wild horse mesa is a 1925 american western silent film directed by george b. seitz and starring jack holt , noah beery , sr. , billie dove , and douglas fairbanks , jr . based on the novel wild horse mesa by zane grey , the film is about a rancher who , desperate for money , decides to trap and sell wild horses using barbed wire . the local navajo tribe tries to persuade him not to do it . the film was produced by famous players-lasky and released by paramount pictures . wild horse mesa was filmed on location in colorado . prints of the film have survived . 
wild horse mesa is a 1925 american western silent film directed by george b. seitz and starring jack holt, noah beery, sr., billie dove, and douglas fairbanks, jr. based on the novel wild horse mesa by zane grey, the film is about a rancher who, desperate for money, decides to trap and sell wild horses using barbed wire. the local navajo tribe tries to persuade him not to do it. the film was produced by famous players-lasky and released by paramount pictures. wild horse mesa was filmed on location in colorado. prints of the film have survived.
wild horse mesa is a 1925 american western silent film directed by george b. seitz and starring jack holt, noah beery, sr., billie dove, and douglas fairbanks, jr. based on the novel wild horse mesa by zane grey, the film is about a rancher who, desperate for money, decides to trap and sell wild horses using barbed wire. the local navajo tribe tries to persuade him not to do it. the film was produced by famous players-lasky and released by paramount pictures. wild horse mesa was filmed on location in colorado. prints of the film have survived.