The Big Hop Explained

The Big Hop
Director:	James W. Horne
Producer:	Murray W. Garsson Buck Jones
Starring:	Buck Jones Jobyna Ralston Ernest Hilliard
Cinematography:	Allen G. Siegler
Editing:	Donn McElwaine
Studio:	Buck Jones Productions
Runtime:	65 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Big Hop is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by James W. Horne and starring Buck Jones, Jobyna Ralston and Ernest Hilliard.^[1]

Synopsis

A ranch hand takes up aviation and participates in an air race to Honolulu. He faces off against a villainous rival for the woman he loves.

Cast

• Buck Jones as Buck Bronson
• Jobyna Ralston as June Halloway
• Ernest Hilliard as Ben Barnett
• Charles K. French as Buck Bronson's Father
• Charles Clary as June Halloway's Father
• Duke R. Lee as Ranch Foreman
• Edward Hearn as Pilot
• Jack Dill as Mechanic

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

Notes and References

1. Munden, p. 57