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{{short description|1922 film}}
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| caption = Film still used as publication cover
| caption = Film still used as publication cover
| director = [[Harry A. Pollard]]
| director = [[Harry A. Pollard]]
| producer =
| producer =
| writer = Ralph Cummins<br>[[George Hively]]
| writer = Ralph Cummins<br />[[George Hively]]
| starring = [[Hoot Gibson]]
| starring = [[Hoot Gibson]]
| cinematography = Sol Polito
| cinematography = [[Sol Polito]]
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| distributor = [[Universal Film Manufacturing Company]]
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| distributor = Universal Film Manufacturing Company
| released = {{film date|1922|8|4}}
| released = {{film date|1922|8|4}}
| runtime = 50 minutes
| runtime = 50 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = [[Silent film|Silent]] (English [[intertitle]]s)
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'''''The Loaded Door''''' is a 1922 American [[silent film|silent]] [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[Harry A. Pollard]] and starring [[Hoot Gibson]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LoadedDoor1922.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Loaded Door'' |accessdate=January 2, 2010|work=Silent Era}}</ref> It is not known whether the film currently [[lost film|survives]].<ref name="silentera"/>

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'''''The Loaded Door''''' is a 1922 American [[Western (genre)|Western film]] directed by [[Harry A. Pollard]] and starring [[Hoot Gibson]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/L/LoadedDoor1922.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Loaded Door'' |accessdate=2010-01-02|work=Silent Era}}</ref> Its survival status is classified as unknown,<ref name="silentera"/> which suggests that it is a [[lost film]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
As described in a studio publication,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Load Your House with Hoot Gibson in ''The Loaded Door'' |journal=Universal Weekly |volume=15 |issue=25 |pages=26–27 |publisher=Moving Pictures Weekly Publishing Company |location=New York City |date=August 5, 1922 |url=https://archive.org/details/universal1516univ |accessdate=2014-05-05}}</ref> Bert Lyons (Gibson) returns to his ranch to discover his foreman dead and the ranch leased to a real estate shark. The new hands seem to be trafficking in booze and narcotics under the guise of raising cattle. He goes to see his sweetheart Molly Grainger (Olmstead) who shares her suspicions. The smugglers do not care for Bert's curiosity and plan to "get him." The new boss of the ranch has designs on Molly, and tells her that he will assist in freeing her brother Joe (Sutherland), who is in prison charged with murder, if she goes with him across the border. Bert learns of this ruse, tricks the smugglers, and rides to Molly's rescue. The smugglers are rounded up, and Joe is freed, leaving Bert and Molly to plan their new home.
As described in a studio publication,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Load Your House with Hoot Gibson in ''The Loaded Door'' |journal=Universal Weekly |volume=15 |issue=25 |pages=26–27 |publisher=Moving Pictures Weekly Publishing Company |location=New York City |date=August 5, 1922 |url=https://archive.org/details/universal1516univ |accessdate=May 5, 2014}}</ref> Bert Lyons (Gibson) returns to his ranch to discover his foreman dead and the ranch leased to a real estate shark. The new hands seem to be trafficking in booze and narcotics under the guise of raising cattle. He goes to see his sweetheart Molly Grainger (Olmstead) who shares her suspicions. The smugglers do not care for Bert's curiosity and plan to "get him." The new boss of the ranch has designs on Molly, and tells her that he will assist in freeing her brother Joe (Sutherland), who is in prison charged with murder, if she goes with him across the border. Bert learns of this ruse, tricks the smugglers, and rides to Molly's rescue. The smugglers are rounded up, and Joe is freed, leaving Bert and Molly to plan their new home.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0013326|title=The Loaded Door}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0013326|title=The Loaded Door}}

{{Harry A. Pollard}}


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Latest revision as of 05:53, 7 September 2024

The Loaded Door
Film still used as publication cover
Directed byHarry A. Pollard
Written byRalph Cummins
George Hively
StarringHoot Gibson
CinematographySol Polito
Distributed byUniversal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date
  • August 4, 1922 (1922-08-04)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Loaded Door is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Hoot Gibson.[1] It is not known whether the film currently survives.[1]

Plot

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As described in a studio publication,[2] Bert Lyons (Gibson) returns to his ranch to discover his foreman dead and the ranch leased to a real estate shark. The new hands seem to be trafficking in booze and narcotics under the guise of raising cattle. He goes to see his sweetheart Molly Grainger (Olmstead) who shares her suspicions. The smugglers do not care for Bert's curiosity and plan to "get him." The new boss of the ranch has designs on Molly, and tells her that he will assist in freeing her brother Joe (Sutherland), who is in prison charged with murder, if she goes with him across the border. Bert learns of this ruse, tricks the smugglers, and rides to Molly's rescue. The smugglers are rounded up, and Joe is freed, leaving Bert and Molly to plan their new home.

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: The Loaded Door". Silent Era. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "Load Your House with Hoot Gibson in The Loaded Door". Universal Weekly. 15 (25). New York City: Moving Pictures Weekly Publishing Company: 26–27. August 5, 1922. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
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