Blue Blazes (1926 film) explained

Blue Blazes
Director:	Joseph Franz Milburn Morante
Producer:	Carl Laemmle
Starring:	Pete Morrison Jim Welch Barbara Starr
Cinematography:	Jack Young
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Distributor:	Universal Pictures
Runtime:	52 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Blue Blazes is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Joseph Franz and Milburn Morante and starring Pete Morrison, Jim Welch, and Barbara Starr.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Grace Macy searches for money hidden by her grandfather just before he was killed by thieves. She hears a dying criminal's confession which brands McKeller as the murderer. Buck Fitzgerald offers to help her. Dee Halloran knows that McKeller is innocent. Buck attacks Grace to obtain the confession, but she escapes to Death Wash, where her grandfather's deserted cabin is located, pursued by Buck and his men. Dee comes to the rescue of Grace, locates the missing money, and wins her affection.

Cast

• Pete Morrison as Dee Halloran
• Jim Welch as McKeller
• Barbara Starr as Grace Macy
• Dick La Reno Jr. as Jess Macy
• Les Bates as Buck Fitzgerald
• Jerome La Grasse as Matt Bunker
• James B. Lowe as Rastus

Reception

The magazine, Photoplay, called the film "fair" with "usual riding, shooting, conflict and love" for a western of its time.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: 1997 . Munden . Kenneth W. . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1 . . 1971 . 71 . 0-520-20969-9 .
2. News: April 1926 . Brief Reviews of Current Pictures . 8 . Photoplay . June 15, 2023.