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{{short description|1929 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Courtin' Wildcats
| name = Courtin' Wildcats
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Jerome Storm]]
| director = [[Jerome Storm]]
| producer = [[Hoot Gibson]]
| producer = [[Hoot Gibson]]
| writer = Dudley McKenna
| writer = Dudley McKenna
| starring = [[Hoot Gibson]]
| starring = [[Hoot Gibson]]
| music =
| cinematography = [[Harry Neuman]]
| cinematography = [[Harry Neuman]]
| editing =
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released = December 22, 1929
| released = {{film date|1929|12|22}}
| runtime = 6 reels
| runtime = 6 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]
| country = USA
| country = United States
| language = Silent..English titles
| language = Sound (Part-Talkie)<br>English Intertitles
}}
}}
'''''Courtin' Wildcats''''' is a 1929 comedy-western film directed by [[Jerome Storm]] and produced by and starring [[Hoot Gibson]]. It is based on the short story "Courtin' Calamity" by [[William Dudley Pelley]]. It was distributed through the [[Universal Pictures]]. The film was a hybrid type with part talking and part music/soundeffects sequences.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CourtinWildcats1929.html ''Courtin' Wildcats'' at silentera.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3459 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''..Courtin' Wildcats'']</ref>
'''''Courtin' Wildcats''''' is a 1929 American sound [[part-talkie]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[Western (genre)|Western film]] directed by [[Jerome Storm]] and produced by and starring [[Hoot Gibson]]. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the [[Movietone sound system|Western Electric]] sound-on-film system. The film based on the short story "Courtin' Calamity" by [[William Dudley Pelley]], which had previously been filmed in 1924 as the silent western ''[[The Sawdust Trail]]''. It was distributed through the [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CourtinWildcats1929.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''Courtin' Wildcats''] at silentera.com</ref><ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3459 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''Courtin' Wildcats'']</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Hoot Gibson]] as Clarence Butts
* [[Hoot Gibson]] as Clarence Butts
*Eugenia Gilbert as Calamity Jane
*[[Harry Todd]] as McKenzie
* [[Eugenia Gilbert]] as Calamity Jane
*[[Joseph W. Girard]] as Mr. Butts
* [[Harry Todd]] as McKenzie
*[[Monte Montague]] as McLaren
* [[Joseph W. Girard]] as Mr. Butts
* [[Monte Montague]] as McLaren
*John Oscar as Quid Johnson
*[[Jim Corey]] as The Fugitive
* John Oscar as Quid Johnson
*[[James Farley (actor)|James Farley]] as The Doctor
* [[Jim Corey]] as The Fugitive
* [[James Farley (actor)|James Farley]] as The Doctor
*[[Pete Morrison]] as Huxley
* [[Pete Morrison]] as Huxley
*[[Joe Bonomo (strongman)|Joe Bonomo]] as Gorilla
* [[Joe Bonomo (strongman)|Joe Bonomo]] as Gorilla
}}


==Preservation status==
==Preservation status==
*A print is preserved by the Library of Congress.<ref>''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', (<-book title) p.36 c.1978 by the American Film Institute</ref>
A print of ''Courtin' Wildcats'' is preserved by the [[Library of Congress]].<ref>''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'', p. 36, c.1978 by the American Film Institute</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0019789|title=Courtin' Wildcats}}
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019789/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Courtin' Wildcats at IMDb.com]
*{{allmovie|11243|synopsis}}


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Latest revision as of 19:39, 21 December 2024

Courtin' Wildcats
Directed byJerome Storm
Written byDudley McKenna
Produced byHoot Gibson
StarringHoot Gibson
CinematographyHarry Neuman
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 22, 1929 (1929-12-22)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSound (Part-Talkie)
English Intertitles

Courtin' Wildcats is a 1929 American sound part-talkie comedy Western film directed by Jerome Storm and produced by and starring Hoot Gibson. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric sound-on-film system. The film based on the short story "Courtin' Calamity" by William Dudley Pelley, which had previously been filmed in 1924 as the silent western The Sawdust Trail. It was distributed through the Universal Pictures.[1][2]

Cast

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Preservation status

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A print of Courtin' Wildcats is preserved by the Library of Congress.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Courtin' Wildcats at silentera.com
  2. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Courtin' Wildcats
  3. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 36, c.1978 by the American Film Institute
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