The Winged Horseman Explained

The Winged Horseman
Director:	B. Reeves Eason Arthur Rosson
Producer:	Carl Laemmle
Starring:	Hoot Gibson Ruth Elder
Cinematography:	Harry Neumann
Editing:	Gilmore Walker
Distributor:	Universal Pictures
Runtime:	60 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Winged Horseman is a lost^{[1] [2]} 1929 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and Arthur Rosson and starring Hoot Gibson and aviator Ruth Elder. It was produced and released by Universal Pictures.^[3]

A stunt woman, Leta Belle Wichart, died when her parachute failed to open during a scene standing in for Ruth Elder.^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• Hoot Gibson as Skyball Smith
• Ruth Elder as Joby Hobson
• Charles Schaeffer as Colonel Hobson
• Allan Forrest as Curly Davis
• Herbert Prior as Eben Matthews

Notes and References

1. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.10675/default.html The Library of Congress/FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Winged Horseman
2. http://www.silentsaregolden.com/araneuniversal.html The Winged Horseman at Lost Film Files:lost Universal films - 1929
3. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=13361 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Winged Horseman
4. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WingedHorseman1929.html Progressive Silent Film List: The Winged Horseman
5. http://www.elsmerecanyon.com/wileycanyon/winged/winged.htm "Husband Watches as Wife Hurtles 3000 Feet to Death in Moving Picture Thriller" newspaper clipping along with other clippings; dated January 25, 1929