The Ghost City
The Ghost City | |
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Running time | 15 episodes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Ghost City is a 1923 American
Plot
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Saved from the onrush of the stampeding cattle, Alice, on her way to the Harwell ranch to make the payment that will save the ranch at Ghost City for her father, thanks her rescuer Larry Lawton, a young rancher, and explains to him her need for haste. He takes her to the ranch by a short cut. When Harwell tries to refuse payment on the charge that it is overdue, Larry shows him that his own watch shows there is still a few minutes left and makes him give Alice a receipt. That afternoon a meeting is held to determine what action is to be taken regarding the threatening notes. Theses say that unless ten thousand dollars are paid by a certain date, the water will be drained from the reservoir, ruining the valley. There is much debate as to whether or not the blackmail should be paid. Harwell is for paying the money and saving the cattle. Larry and his pal Hilton are for detecting the blackmailers before they do their damage. When Harwell's man Mort Carley (Cole) sees that Hilton is gaining favor for his idea, he steals a record-book from the table and slips out. Larry sees him and follows quickly. Carley has jumped on a motorcycle and Larry takes after him on his fleet horse. An exciting chase ends shortly after Larry has caught up with Carley and jumps to the seat of the motorcycle. Carley loses control of the machine and it plunges off a high cliff, bounces on a ledge far below and continues on down into the lake below. This and other adventures follow as Larry and Alice seek to preserve the ranch at Ghost City.
Cast
- Pete Morrison as Laughing Larry Newton
- Margaret Morris as Alice Sinclair
- Al Wilson as Raymond Moreton
- Frank Rice as Sagebrush Hilton
- Bud Osborne as Jasper Harwell
- Lola Todd as Ginger Harwell
- Slim Cole as Mort Carley
- Alfred Allen as Austin Sinclair
- Princess Neela as Maria de Ortega
- Valerio Olivo as Manuel Ortega
- William Quinn as Henchman (uncredited)
- Frank Tomick as Henchman (uncredited)
Chapter titles
- The Thundering Herd
- The Bulldogger
- The Maelstrom
- The Water Trap
- Foiling the Rustlers
- Death's Specter
- Stolen Gold
- The Midnight Intruder
- Talons of the Night
- The Frame-Up
- Ambushed
- The Betrayal
- Man to Man
- Flames of Vengeance
- Face to Face
See also
References
- ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: The Ghost City". silentera.com. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
- ^ "The Ghost City, Chapters 1, "The Thundering Herd", and 2, "The Bulldogger"". Universal Weekly. 18 (15). New York City, New York: Moving Picture Weekly Pub. Co.: 26 November 24, 1923. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
External links
- The Ghost City at IMDb
- The Ghost City at AllMovie