Sky High Corral

1926 film

  • Ralph Cummins
  • Clifford Smith
Produced byCarl LaemmleStarring
  • Art Acord
  • Marguerite Clayton
  • Duke R. Lee
CinematographyEdward Linden
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • February 28, 1926 (1926-02-28)
Running time
5 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Sky High Corral is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Art Acord, Marguerite Clayton, and Duke R. Lee.[1][2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,[3] after the federal government declares a certain tract of land a game preserve, rancher Bill Hayden and his daughter Shasta are set to be evicted. Forest ranger Jack McCabe falls in love with Shasta. Hayden's secret enemy, Whitey Durk, steals Hayden's cattle and tells him that the rangers are responsible. Jack saves both Hayden and his daughter from Durk's men. The criminals are finally rounded up and the law establishing the game preserve is repealed. Shasta confesses her love for McCabe.

Cast

  • Art Acord as Jack McCabe
  • Marguerite Clayton as Shasta Hayden
  • Duke R. Lee as Whitey Durk
  • Jack Mower as Burns
  • Thomas G. Lingham as Bill Hayden
  • Blackie Thompson as Gregg
  • Missouri Royer as Slim
  • Floyd Shackelford as Sam

References

  1. ^ Munden, p. 730.
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Sky High Corral at silentera.com
  3. ^ Pardy, George T. (April 3, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Sky High Corral", Motion Picture News, 33 (14), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 1527, retrieved April 16, 2023 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997. ISBN 9780520209695
  • Sky High Corral at IMDb
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