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'''''Dick Turpin''''' is a 1925 American silent film and historical adventure directed by [[John G. Blystone]] produced and distributed by [[Fox Film Corporation]] and starring western hero [[Tom Mix]]. Mix departs from his usual western roles to play a British historical figure, the [[highwayman]] [[Dick Turpin]](1705-1739). A young [[Carole Lombard]] was filmed in several scenes which mostly ended up on the cutting room floor.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/DickTurpin1925.html ''Dick Turpin'' at silentera.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3761 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''Dick Turpin'']</ref>
'''''Dick Turpin''''' is a 1925 American silent film and historical adventure directed by [[John G. Blystone]] produced and distributed by [[Fox Film Corporation]] and starring western hero [[Tom Mix]]. Mix departs from his usual western roles to play a British historical figure, the [[highwayman]] [[Dick Turpin]] (1705-1739). A young [[Carole Lombard]] was filmed in several scenes which mostly ended up on the cutting room floor.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/D/DickTurpin1925.html ''Dick Turpin'' at silentera.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3761 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''Dick Turpin'']</ref>


The picture survives with copies at George Eastman House, Cinemateket-Svenska filminstitutet(Stockholm) and two different versions at UCLA Film and Tv.<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1447/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Dick Turpin'']</ref>
The picture survives with copies at George Eastman House, Cinemateket-Svenska filminstitutet(Stockholm) and two different versions at UCLA Film and Tv.<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1447/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Dick Turpin'']</ref>

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Dick Turpin
Image of the film poster showing a rider with a girl on a horse
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn G. Blystone
Screenplay by
  • Charles Darnton
  • Donald W. Lee
Story byCharles Kenyon
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringTom Mix
CinematographyDaniel B. Clark
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release dates
  • January 24, 1925 (1925-01-24) (NYC)
  • February 1, 1925 (1925-02-01) (USA)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film, English intertitles

Dick Turpin is a 1925 American silent film and historical adventure directed by John G. Blystone produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and starring western hero Tom Mix. Mix departs from his usual western roles to play a British historical figure, the highwayman Dick Turpin (1705-1739). A young Carole Lombard was filmed in several scenes which mostly ended up on the cutting room floor.[1][2]

The picture survives with copies at George Eastman House, Cinemateket-Svenska filminstitutet(Stockholm) and two different versions at UCLA Film and Tv.[3]

Cast

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