A 1926 silent Western film documented through its cast, director, and independent production background.
Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases
Silent Era Context
The film is introduced as a 1926 American silent Western. The primary cast members are identified.
Key Events
Film Introduction — Introduction of the 1926 silent Western film and its primary cast members.
Location: Unknown
Director Attribution — Louis Chaudet is credited as the director of the silent Western.
Location: Production Studio
Creative Leadership
Louis Chaudet is established as the director guiding the production.
Key Events
Studio Production — The film is produced as a second feature by the independent studio.
Location: Goodwill Productions
Independent Production
Goodwill Productions funds the film as a secondary feature release.
Key Events
Studio Production — The film is produced as a second feature by the independent studio.
Location: Goodwill Productions
Archival Legacy
The movie is preserved as a historical artifact of early Western cinema.
Key Events
Historical Documentation — The movie is recorded as a surviving piece of early American Western cinema.
Location: Cinema Archives
Story Breakdown
Lead Cast — The three primary actors featured in the film.
William Bailey — Starring actor in the silent Western.
Jean Arthur — Starring actress in the silent Western.
Jack Henderson — Starring actor in the silent Western.
Director Vision — The creative leadership behind the film.
Louis Chaudet — Director responsible for the silent Western.
Visual Style — Silent era cinematic techniques applied.
Studio Background — The independent production company involved.
Goodwill Productions — Independent studio funding the film.
Second Feature — Released as a supporting attraction.
Genre Classification — Placement within early American cinema.
Silent Western — Fits the classic Western genre template.
1926 Release — Released during the silent film era.
Production Context — The industrial setting of the film's creation.
Independent Funding — Financed outside major studio system.
American Cinema — Part of early US film industry output.
Historical Status — The film's preservation and archival value.
Surviving Film — Documented as a preserved silent Western.
Cultural Archive — Referenced in film history records.
Lightnin' Bill Williams, the owner of a 50,000-acre ranch near the town of Cactusville, takes a fall off a cliff, and the experience affects him to the extent that he has lost his nerve. Oil promoter Dan Carson and geologist Lional Murphy find large oil deposits under Bill's ranch, and decide to swindle him out of them. Complications ensue.