| The Loaded Door | |
| Director: | Harry A. Pollard |
| Starring: | Hoot Gibson |
| Cinematography: | Sol Polito |
| Distributor: | Universal Film Manufacturing Company |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent English intertitles |
The Loaded Door is a 1922 American silent Western film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Hoot Gibson.[1] It is not known whether the film currently survives.[1]
As described in a studio publication,[2] Bert Lyons (Gibson) returns to his ranch to discover his foreman dead and the ranch leased to a real estate shark. The new hands seem to be trafficking in booze and narcotics under the guise of raising cattle. He goes to see his sweetheart Molly Grainger (Olmstead) who shares her suspicions. The smugglers do not care for Bert's curiosity and plan to "get him." The new boss of the ranch has designs on Molly, and tells her that he will assist in freeing her brother Joe (Sutherland), who is in prison charged with murder, if she goes with him across the border. Bert learns of this ruse, tricks the smugglers, and rides to Molly's rescue. The smugglers are rounded up, and Joe is freed, leaving Bert and Molly to plan their new home.