A growing source of silent era film information. This listing is from The Progressive Silent Film List by Carl Bennett. Copyright © 1999-2025 by Carl Bennett and the Silent Era Company. All Rights Reserved.

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The Wild West Show
(1928) United States of America
B&W : Six reels / 5254 feet
Directed by Del Andrews

Cast: Hoot Gibson [Rodeo Bill], Dorothy Gulliver [Ruth Henson], Allan Forrest [Alexander], Gale Henry [Zeila], Monte Montague [‘The Goof’], Roy Laidlaw [Joe Henson], John Hall [the sheriff]

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [Universal-Jewel]. / Scenario by John B. Clymer, from an adaptation by Isadore Bernstein of a screen story by Del Andrews and St. Elmo Boyce. Art direction by David S. Garber. Cinematography by Harry Neumann. Film editor, Harry Marker. Intertitles written by Garrett Graham. / © 5 January 1928 by Universal Pictures Corporation [LP24835]. Premiered 30 April 1928 in New York, New York. Released 20 May 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Working title: Hey Rube. / Silent film.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: The film is presumed lost.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 28 November 2023.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 60 : Website-AFI; Website-ASFFDb.