Code of the West (1925 film)

Code of the West
Code of the West
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William K. Howard
Written by	Zane Grey; Lucien Hubbard
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky; Adolph Zukor
Starring	Owen Moore; Constance Bennett; Mabel Ballin; Charles Stanton Ogle; David Butler; George Bancroft; Gertrude Short
Cinematography	Lucien N. Andriot
Production; company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 6, 1925;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

Code of the West is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by William K. Howard and written by Zane Grey and Lucien Hubbard. The film stars Owen Moore, Constance Bennett, Mabel Ballin, Charles Stanton Ogle, David Butler, George Bancroft and Gertrude Short. The film was released on April 6, 1925, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot[edit]

As described in a film magazine review,^[4] Cal Thurman, a timid fellow, thinking that the woman he is to meet at the train station is an old maid, avoids her when he finds that she is a pretty young woman who flirts with the cowboys. He finally uses rough methods to win her love and, after through flames in a forest fire, succeeds in winning her.

Cast[edit]

Owen Moore as Cal Thurman
Constance Bennett as Georgie May
Mabel Ballin as Mary Stockwell
Charles Stanton Ogle as Henry Thurman
David Butler as Bid Hatfield
George Bancroft as Enoch Thurman
Gertrude Short as Mollie Thurman
Lillian Leighton as Ma Thurman
Eddie Gribbon as Tuck Merry
Pat Hartigan as Cal Bloom
Frankie Lee as Bud
Mark Hamilton as Panhandle Arizonie

Preservation[edit]

With no prints of Code of the West located in any film archives,^[5] it is a lost film.^[6]

References[edit]

^ Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "Code-of-the-West - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
^ "Code of the West". afi.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
^ Code of the West at silentera.com
^ "New Pictures: Code of the West", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (7): 74, May 9, 1925, retrieved February 7, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Code of the West
^ Code of the West at Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount Pictures films - 1925 Archived August 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

Code of the West at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

[1] Hans J. Wollstein (2015). "Code-of-the-West - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.

[2] "Code of the West". afi.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.

[3] Code of the West at silentera.com

[4] "New Pictures: Code of the West", Exhibitors Herald, 21 (7): 74, May 9, 1925, retrieved February 7, 2022 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[5] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Code of the West

[6] Code of the West at Lost Film Files: Lost Paramount Pictures films - 1925 Archived August 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

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Novels	The Spirit of the Border (1906) Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) Last of the Duanes (1914) The Lone Star Ranger (1914) The Rainbow Trail (1915) The Border Legion (1916) Man of the Forest (1920) Tonto Basin (1921) To the Last Man (1921) The Day of the Beast (1922) The Call of the Canyon (1924) Under the Tonto Rim (1925) Forlorn River (1927) Nevada (1928)
Other works	Code of the West (1925 film) Born to the West (1926 film) Tales of Tahitian Waters (1931 short story collection) King of the Royal Mounted (1935 comics series)
Miscellaneous	White Death (1936 film) Zane Grey Cabin Zane Grey Estate Zane Grey Highline Trail 50 Mile Run Zane Grey Museum