The Branded Sombrero (1928)
Western | 8 January 1928
Cast:
Buck Jones, Leila Hyams, Eagle [ More ]Director:
Lambert HillyerWriters:
Lambert Hillyer, Cherry WilsonCinematographer:
Reginald LyonsEditor:
J. Logan PearsonProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.The actor credited as Lee Kelly may have been Leo Kelley.
The Branded Sombrero marked the final Fox film made by popular Western actor Buck Jones, who had worked at the studio since 1918, starring in sixty films from 1920 through 1927. The production budget for this film was $100,000, according to the 3 September 1927 Exhibitors Herald, which cited a production start date of 19 August 1927. The 10 September 1927 issue indicated that principal photography started in early September 1927. Shooting took place at Fox’s lot in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA, as noted in the 8 October 1927 Exhibitors Herald, and was completed by early October 1927, according to the 12 October 1927 Variety.
Theatrical release took place on 8 January 1928. The film received mixed reviews in that day’s Film Daily and the 21 March 1928 Variety.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included the picture on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021. ...
The actor credited as Lee Kelly may have been Leo Kelley.
The Branded Sombrero marked the final Fox film made by popular Western actor Buck Jones, who had worked at the studio since 1918, starring in sixty films from 1920 through 1927. The production budget for this film was $100,000, according to the 3 September 1927 Exhibitors Herald, which cited a production start date of 19 August 1927. The 10 September 1927 issue indicated that principal photography started in early September 1927. Shooting took place at Fox’s lot in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA, as noted in the 8 October 1927 Exhibitors Herald, and was completed by early October 1927, according to the 12 October 1927 Variety.
Theatrical release took place on 8 January 1928. The film received mixed reviews in that day’s Film Daily and the 21 March 1928 Variety.
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included the picture on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
A ranchowner, on his deathbed, confesses to his two sons that he rustled cattle in his youth, with the number of head stolen from each outfit "branded" on his sombrero. The elder son repays each outfit and saves his weaker brother from ...
A ranchowner, on his deathbed, confesses to his two sons that he rustled cattle in his youth, with the number of head stolen from each outfit "branded" on his sombrero. The elder son repays each outfit and saves his weaker brother from prison.
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