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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

Easy Going (1926)

Western | 22 May 1926

Cast:

Buddy Roosevelt, Alma Rayford, Frederick Lau [ More ]

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Production Company:

Action Pictures, Inc.
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Amersterdam (NY) Evening Recorder
15 Oct 1926
p. 6
MPN Booking Guide
27 Oct 1926
p. 11
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Action Pictures, Inc.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Richard Thorpe
Dir
DETAILS
Release Date:
22 May 1926
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Silent
Black and White
Length(in feet):
4,900
Length(in reels):
5
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

When Eastern lawyer Bud Steele goes West for a mountain vacation, he meets Caroline Wells, an heiress who is being pursued by fortune hunter Edward Hurley. Hurley plans a fake kidnapping of the heiress, intending to "rescue" her and make himself appear to be a hero. His plans are interrupted when Bob comes to her rescue instead. Later, after Hurley unsuccessfully tries to implicate Bob in a murder that he himself has committed, Caroline intervenes and justice eventually is ...

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When Eastern lawyer Bud Steele goes West for a mountain vacation, he meets Caroline Wells, an heiress who is being pursued by fortune hunter Edward Hurley. Hurley plans a fake kidnapping of the heiress, intending to "rescue" her and make himself appear to be a hero. His plans are interrupted when Bob comes to her rescue instead. Later, after Hurley unsuccessfully tries to implicate Bob in a murder that he himself has committed, Caroline intervenes and justice eventually is served.

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GENRE
Genre:
Western


Subject
Subject (Major):
Heiresses
Lawyers
Resorts

Subject (Minor):
Escapes
False arrests
Fortune hunters
Kidnapping
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