A Trick of Hearts (1928)
In this comedy-western, based on the life of Henry Irving Dodge, our cowboy hero keeps his tongue firmly planted in his cheek as he goes up against a town run by such women as newly elected sheriff, Carrie Patience. Hoping to restore some masculinity to the sheriff's office, Gibson stages a series of fake hold-ups but is soon upstaged by a real crook
Director: B. Reeves Eason
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Hoot Gibson as Benjamin Franklin Tully |
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Georgia Hale as Connie Meade |
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Joe Rickson as Black Jack |
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Rosa Gore as Sheriff Carrie Patience |
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Howard Truesdale as Dad Tully |
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Heinie Conklin as Blackface Comic |
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George Ovey as Whiteface Comic |
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Nora Cecil as The Mayor |
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Dan Crimmins as The Ex-Sheriff |
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Grace Cunard as The Constable |
| Directing | B. Reeves Eason | Director |
| Writing | Henry Irving Dodge | Story |
| Writing | Arthur F. Statter | Scenario Writer |