Tiger Thompson (1924)
Western | 13 July 1924
Director:
B. Reeves EasonWriter:
Buckleigh Fritz OxfordCinematographer:
Henry SharpEditor:
Harry MarkerProduction Company:
Stellar ProductionsTiger Thompson was the third in a series of six Westerns that Harry Carey made for producer Hunt Stromberg. The others, in order, were The Night Hawk (1924), The Desert Rose (changed to The Lightning Rider), Roaring Rails, and The Man From Texas (changed to The Flaming Forties) (all 1924, see entries), and Soft Shoes (1925, see entry).
Filming was set to begin at the Hollywood Studios at 6642 Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, CA, the 17 May 1924 Moving Picture World announced.
The 19 May 1924 ^FD reported that Carey had “just completed” Tiger Thompson. While shooting the final scene, Carey was kicked by a horse and suffered three broken ribs, according to the 5 Jul 1924 Moving Picture World. Fortunately, production on his next movie was not scheduled to begin for another two weeks.
Tiger Thompson was set to open 15 Aug 1924 with the serial The Fortieth Door at Loew’s New York Theatre on Broadway, the 11 Aug 1924 FD noted. The 12 Jul 1924 Exhibitors Trade Review praised it as a “cracking good Western” that would “pack ‘em in wherever the hard-riding, fast shooting type of picture is in demand.”
Upon completion of the first six films, producer Hunt Stromberg began a second series of six Harry Carey Westerns in 1925. For more information about all twelve 1924-1925 Carey films, see The Night Hawk.
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Tiger Thompson was the third in a series of six Westerns that Harry Carey made for producer Hunt Stromberg. The others, in order, were The Night Hawk (1924), The Desert Rose (changed to The Lightning Rider), Roaring Rails, and The Man From Texas (changed to The Flaming Forties) (all 1924, see entries), and Soft Shoes (1925, see entry).
Filming was set to begin at the Hollywood Studios at 6642 Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, CA, the 17 May 1924 Moving Picture World announced.
The 19 May 1924 ^FD reported that Carey had “just completed” Tiger Thompson. While shooting the final scene, Carey was kicked by a horse and suffered three broken ribs, according to the 5 Jul 1924 Moving Picture World. Fortunately, production on his next movie was not scheduled to begin for another two weeks.
Tiger Thompson was set to open 15 Aug 1924 with the serial The Fortieth Door at Loew’s New York Theatre on Broadway, the 11 Aug 1924 FD noted. The 12 Jul 1924 Exhibitors Trade Review praised it as a “cracking good Western” that would “pack ‘em in wherever the hard-riding, fast shooting type of picture is in demand.”
Upon completion of the first six films, producer Hunt Stromberg began a second series of six Harry Carey Westerns in 1925. For more information about all twelve 1924-1925 Carey films, see The Night Hawk.
Embittered because he has been dispossessed of a claim, Tiger Bill Thompson learns from a dying bandit about a hidden cache of plunder, but the man's heir has the map containing instructions where to find it. Tiger hires on to a neighboring ranch and sets out to steal the money, but when he discovers that the heir is young Ethel Brannon, Tiger has a change of heart. He falls in love with Ethel, and tries to foil the efforts of her father's gang, which also wants the loot. After many fist fights, shootouts, and riding stunts, Tiger Bill wins Ethel's ...
Embittered because he has been dispossessed of a claim, Tiger Bill Thompson learns from a dying bandit about a hidden cache of plunder, but the man's heir has the map containing instructions where to find it. Tiger hires on to a neighboring ranch and sets out to steal the money, but when he discovers that the heir is young Ethel Brannon, Tiger has a change of heart. He falls in love with Ethel, and tries to foil the efforts of her father's gang, which also wants the loot. After many fist fights, shootouts, and riding stunts, Tiger Bill wins Ethel's love.
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