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Riding for Fame
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5424 feet
Directed by Reaves Eason (Sr.)

Cast: Hoot Gibson [‘Scratch ’em’ Hank Scott], Ethlyne Clair [Kitty Barton], Charles K. French [Dad Barton], George Summerville (Slim Summerville) [‘High-Pockets’], Allan Forrest [Donald Morgan], Ruth Cherrington [Miss Hemingway], Chet Ryan, Robert Burns

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation. / Scenario by Reaves Eason (Sr.) and Slim Summerville, from an adaptation by Reaves Eason (Sr.) of a screen story by Arthur Statter. Art direction by David S. Garber. Cinematography by Harry Neumann. Film editor, Gilmore Walker. Intertitles written by Harold Tarshis. / © 16 February 1928 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24995]. Released 19 August 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 26 February 2023.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 60 : Website-AFI.