The Wild Horse Stampede

The Wild Horse Stampede
The Wild Horse Stampede
	Film poster
Directed by	Clifford Smith
Written by	Doris Malloy
Based on	"Blind Trails"; by W.C. Tuttle
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Jack Hoxie; Fay Wray; Marin Sais;
Cinematography	William Nobles
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	September 5, 1926;
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Wild Horse Stampede is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Fay Wray, and Marin Sais.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Jack Tanner is in love with rancher Cross Hayden's daughter Jessie, but cannot marry her due to a lack of funds. His opportunity comes when he proposes to the rancher that he will corral a large herd of wild horses that have been eating up the range and spoiling it for the cattle. The rancher accepts the sporting offer, and Jack has ten days to accomplish the task. Then Jack encounters a mysterious woman on the range. He allows her to use his shack as a shelter while he endeavors to round up the herd of horses. Of course, the rancher's daughter Jessie discovers that a strange woman is living in Jack's shack, and outs the worst interpretation on this affair. She throws Jack over and accepts the proposal of Jack's rival, Charlie Champion. He has his henchmen stampede the cattle while he takes Jessie to town to be married. The mysterious woman discloses to Jack that she is Grace Connor, and is the wife of his rival, who has deserted her. A wild chase then ensues with Jack after the couple. The herd of stampeding horses bears down on the wagon carrying the couple. Jack succeeds in saving the young woman, but her companion is trampled under the hoofs of the fleeing animals, leaving Jessie with Jack.

Cast

Jack Hoxie as Jack Tanner
Fay Wray as Jessie Hayden
William Steele as Charlie Champion
Marin Sais as Grace Connor
Clark Comstock as Cross Hayden
Jack Pratt as Henchman
Art Mix as Henchman
Bert De Marc as Henchman
Monte Montague as Henchman

Preservation

A print of The Wild Horse Stampede is held in the Gosfilmofond in Moscow.^[4]

References

^ Munden, p. 903
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Wild Horse Stampede at silentera.com
^ "The Wild Horse Stampede". The Film Daily. 37 (38). New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc.: 9 August 15, 1926. Retrieved November 20, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Wild Horse Stampede

Bibliography

Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.