The Gentle Cyclone Explained

The Gentle Cyclone
Director:	W.S. Van Dyke
Starring:	Oliver Hardy
Cinematography:	Chester A. Lyons Reginald Lyons
Distributor:	Fox Film Corporation
Runtime:	5 reels
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Gentle Cyclone is a 1926 American silent Western comedy film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Buck Jones featuring Oliver Hardy. It was produced and released by the Fox Film Corporation.^[1] Even though a 38-second movie trailer has survived, The Gentle Cyclone is now a lost film.^{[2] [3]}

Cast

• Buck Jones as Absolem Wales
• Rose Blossom as June Prowitt
• Will Walling as Marshall Senior
• Reed Howes as Marshall Junior
• Stanton Heck as Wilkes Senior
• Grant Withers as Wilkes Junior
• Kathleen Myers as Mary Wilkes
• Jay Hunt as Judge Summerfield
• Oliver Hardy as Sheriff Bill

See also

• List of American films of 1926
• Oliver Hardy filmography

Notes and References

1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/G/GentleCyclone1926.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Gentle Cyclone
2. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/arnefox.html The Gentle Cyclone at Lost Film Files: lost Fox films - 1926
3. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.5566/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Gentle Cyclone