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Film, Video Hurricane Hal

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About this Item

Title

  • Hurricane Hal

Summary

  • Hurricane Hal, a drifting cowboy, rescues Bill Adams from Mexican bandits. Adams shows his gratitude by giving his rescuer a job on his ranch where Hal meets and falls in love with the daughter of Adams' partner. Later, Hal suspects Lacey, the foreman, of stealing cattle. He then prevents him from stealing the ranch money and rescues Virginia, the girl Hal loves, who has been kidnapped by the foreman.

Names

  • Hurst, Paul, 1888-1953, film director
  • MacPhearson, H. Farnsworth, writer of film story
  • Hively, George, adapter
  • Meehan, Jack, 1890-1965, actor
  • Rayford, Alma, 1903-1987, actor
  • Williams, G. A. (George A.), 1854-1936, actor
  • Osborne, Bud, 1881-1964, actor
  • Yearsley, Ralph, 1896-1928, actor
  • McCarthy, John, 1885-1962, contributor
  • Allen, Fred, 1896-1955, film editor
  • Ermine Productions, Inc., production company
  • Usla Company, film distributor

Created / Published

  • United States : Ulsa Company, 1925.

Headings

  • -  Cowboys--Mexican-American Border Region
  • -  Ranchers--Mexican-American Border Region
  • -  Outlaws--Mexican-American Border Region
  • -  Kidnapping--Mexican-American Border Region

Genre

  • Western films
  • Silent films
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  LU20803 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Ermine Productions (John P. McCarthy, author); title & descr., 17Nov24; 55 prints, 20Nov24; LU20803.
  • -  Intertitles in English.
  • -  Jack Meehan, Alma Rayford, Geo. Williams, Bud Osborne, Ralph Yearsley, Ed Bowman.
  • -  Photographer, Frank Cottner ; editor, Fred Allen.
  • -  John P. McCarthy is given as the author in the copyright statement, but does not appear in the films credits. Other sources give his name as director and screenwriter. Cannot positively determine his relationship to this film.
  • -  Summary adapted from A guide to silent westerns.
  • -  Sources used: Langman, L. A guide to silent westerns, 1992, p. 215; Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1912-1939, p. 392; AFI catalog viewed online June 11, 2024; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed June 11, 2024.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital) (approximately 46 min.) : si., b&w.

Source Collection

  • Lawton (Bruce) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024601117

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Hurst, Paul, Film Director, H. Farnsworth Macphearson, George Hively, Jack Meehan, Alma Rayford, G. A Williams, Bud Osborne, et al. Hurricane Hal. produceds by Ermine Productions, Inc.Uction Company United States: Ulsa Company, 1925. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024601117/.

APA citation style:

Hurst, P., Macphearson, H. F., Hively, G., Meehan, J., Rayford, A., Williams, G. A. [...] Usla Company, F. D. (1925) Hurricane Hal. Ermine Productions, Inc.Uction Company, prod United States: Ulsa Company. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024601117/.

MLA citation style:

Hurst, Paul, Film Director, et al. Hurricane Hal. prod by Ermine Productions, Inc.Uction Company United States: Ulsa Company, 1925. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024601117/>.