The Cowboy Cavalier (1928)
Mystery | 29 January 1928
Director:
Richard ThorpeWriters:
Frank L. Inghram, Betty BurbridgeCinematographer:
Ray ReisProduction Company:
Action Pictures, Inc.A release guide in the 24 December 1927 Exhibitors Herald listed an issue date of 29 January 1928. The film opened that day in Indianapolis, IN, according to the 29 January 1928 Indianapolis Star, which touted it as “brimfull of Western thrills—ambushes, rodeos, borderland battles, where the range takes the law into its own hands.” A mixed review in the 28 January 1928 Motion Picture News stated, “The mystery is not handled as well as one could wish and the director and author have not attempted to keep the identity of the murderer hidden from you.”
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this picture on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021. ...
A release guide in the 24 December 1927 Exhibitors Herald listed an issue date of 29 January 1928. The film opened that day in Indianapolis, IN, according to the 29 January 1928 Indianapolis Star, which touted it as “brimfull of Western thrills—ambushes, rodeos, borderland battles, where the range takes the law into its own hands.” A mixed review in the 28 January 1928 Motion Picture News stated, “The mystery is not handled as well as one could wish and the director and author have not attempted to keep the identity of the murderer hidden from you.”
The National Film Preservation Board (NFPB) included this picture on its list of Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films as of February 2021.
A girl loses her memory when she witnesses her uncle's murder. The murderer, intent on obtaining a written confession from her that she killed her uncle, kidnaps the girl, but she escapes. The trauma causes her to lose her memory and wander into a town where young deputy Buddy finds her. Buddy takes her home to stay with his mother, who names her "Cindy." Buddy eventually discovers that the girl's cousin, expecting to inherit his uncle's ranch, hired the killer. The deputy solves the mystery, rescues the girl, who has regained her memory, and marries ...
A girl loses her memory when she witnesses her uncle's murder. The murderer, intent on obtaining a written confession from her that she killed her uncle, kidnaps the girl, but she escapes. The trauma causes her to lose her memory and wander into a town where young deputy Buddy finds her. Buddy takes her home to stay with his mother, who names her "Cindy." Buddy eventually discovers that the girl's cousin, expecting to inherit his uncle's ranch, hired the killer. The deputy solves the mystery, rescues the girl, who has regained her memory, and marries her.
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