The King of the Wild Horses
About The King of the Wild Horses
A black stallion called The Black, played by Rex, leads a band of wild horses and keeps pursuers off them. On the Fielding ranch, foreman Wade Galvin pulls Fielding's son into cattle theft. Cowpuncher Billy Blair, who wants Mary Fielding, sets out to catch The Black. He gets the horse and Mary, and the two of them stop Galvin.
Cast & crew
More about The King of the Wild Horses
Fred Jackman directed. Hal Roach wrote and produced it. Pathé Exchange released it on April 13, 1924. The feature runs 50 minutes.
Themes
Making
Roach built a Western around Rex, already billed as a wonder horse, and put Chase in a straight supporting part under his Charles Parrott name.
Music
Silent.
Preservation
Prints are at the Library of Congress and the George Eastman Museum.
Notes
- Edna Murphy plays Mary Fielding. Léon Bary plays Billy Blair. Pat Hartigan plays Wade Galvin. Sidney De Gray plays John Fielding.
- Charley Chase plays Boyd Fielding and is billed as Charles Parrott.
- The Library of Congress print is the likely source of most later video copies. George Eastman Museum also holds one.
Scenes
- Billy Blair catches The Black and then uses the horse against Galvin.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-the-king-of-wild-horses)
