The Prairie King Explained

The Prairie King
Director:	B. Reeves Eason
Producer:	Carl Laemmle
Based On:	a screen story by William Wallace Cook
Starring:	Hoot Gibson
Cinematography:	Harry Neumann
Distributor:	Universal Pictures (Jewel tiered branding)
Runtime:	60 minutes; 6 reels; ^[1]
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Prairie King is a 1927 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.

Cast

• Hoot Gibson as Andy Barden
• Barbara Worth as Edna Jordan
• Charles Sellon as Pop Wingate
• Rosa Gore as Aunt Hattie
• Albert Prisco as Dan Murdock
• Robert Homans as Jim Gardner
• George Periolat as Ramon Fernandez

Preservation

• Copies are held at the Library of Congress, Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation and Filmoteca De Catalunya, Barcelona.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• The Prairie King at IMDb.com
  • lobby poster

Notes and References

1. News: The Film Daily (Jul-Dec 1927) . 14 June 2023 . New York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. . 3 July 1927.
2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.145 c.1978 by American Film Institute
3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.2481/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Prairie King