American Pluck
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Directed byRichard Stanton
Written byRalph Spence
Based onBlaze Derringer
by Eugene P. Lyle
Produced byChadwick Pictures
StarringGeorge Walsh
Wanda Hawley
CinematographyH. Lyman Broening
George Baxter
Edited bySam Zimbalist
Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America(FBO)
Release date
  • 12 September 1925 (1925-09-12)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

American Pluck is a 1925 American silent action comedy film directed by Richard Stanton. American Pluck was Stanton's last film. It stars George Walsh and Wanda Hawley. It was produced by I. E. Chadwick Productions and distributed by Film Booking Offices of America.[1][2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine reviews,[3] Blaze Derringer is expelled from college for his wild exploits. His father casts him out, advising him not to return unless he has earned $5,000 by his own efforts within a year. He engages in a prize fight and again meets the girl he had previously rescued from a cabaret fight. She is Princess Alicia of Bargonia and he returns to her country with her. There he thwarts Count Verensky, who has plotted to win her throne. Blaze rescues her from her abductors and wins a wife and a throne.

Cast

Preservation

A print of American Pluck survives in a private collection.[4]

References

  1. ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: American Pluck
  2. ↑ Progressive Silent Film List: American Pluck at silentera.com
  3. ↑ "New Pictures: American Pluck", Exhibitors Herald, Chicago, Illinois: Exhibitors Herald Company, 22 (8): 52, August 16, 1925, retrieved July 29, 2022 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog 1893-1993: American Pluck


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