The Heart of Texas Ryan

1917 WesternRomance 56 minutes Directed by E.A. Martin

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About The Heart of Texas Ryan

Cowboy Single Shot wants the good opinion of his rancher boss’s daughter. He captures a cattle raider. The raider’s gang then kidnaps him.

Cast & crew

More about The Heart of Texas Ryan

E. A. Martin directed. William N. Selig produced for Sanford Productions. Tom Mix plays the cowboy and Bessie Eyton plays the daughter. It is Mix’s first feature. Another title is The Light of Western Stars. In 1923 it was re-released as Single Shot Parker. Running time is 56 minutes.

Themes

  • A capture meant to impress the boss’s daughter
  • The gang that takes him back
  • A cattle raider who does not stay caught
  • Single Shot
  • Tom Mix
  • cattle raider
  • kidnapping
  • Texas
  • Bessie Eyton

Making

Selig’s company put Mix into a feature length after years of shorts. The 1923 reissue changed the title to the cowboy’s nickname.

Music

Silent.

Preservation

Survives. It was reissued in 1923 as Single Shot Parker, the title used on some home video.

Notes

  • Frank Campeau, George Fawcett, and William Ryno are billed.
  • Home-video copies have used the 1923 title Single Shot Parker.
  • The picture is silent.
  • It is not a lost film. A print circulates, including on the Internet Archive.

Scenes

  • Single Shot brings in a cattle raider.
  • The raider’s gang kidnaps him.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (TheHeartOfTexasRyan)