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Hoot Gibson
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Hoot Gibson was a colorful figure, a light-hearted, fun-loving personality on screen and off. Hoot’s cheerful westerns included a significant amount of comedy. His mild, peaceful character rarely carried a gun. As an expert horseman, Hoot was always impressive on a galloping horse. Gibson’s film career began in 1910 with a few films for the Biograph Company interspersed among rodeo competitions. In 1914 he was a stuntman for the serial The Hazards of Helen, doubling the serial’s star Helen Holmes. His stunts included fights on trains and transfers from a train to a horse. He had supporting roles in numerous Western short films, including playing the villain in A Knight of the Range (1916) o…
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Hoot Gibson was a colorful figure, a light-hearted, fun-loving personality on screen and off. Hoot’s cheerful westerns included a significant amount of comedy. His mild, peaceful character rarely carried a gun. As an expert horseman, Hoot was always impressive on a galloping horse. Gibson’s film career began in 1910 with a few films for the Biograph Company interspersed among rodeo competitions. In 1914 he was a stuntman for the serial The Hazards of Helen, doubling the serial’s star Helen Holmes. His stunts included fights on trains and transfers from a train to a horse. He had supporting roles in numerous Western short films, including playing the villain in A Knight of the Range (1916) opposite popular western star Harry Carey. He appeared in three of the Westerns made by Carey and director John Ford in 1917: Straight Shooting, The Secret Man, and A Marked Man. Hoot’s starring career at Universal Studios was launched in two films directed by Ford, Action (1921) and Sure Fire (1921). In these films, Hoot plays a wandering cowboy who rescues the pretty young co-star from outlaws. Hoot became a popular western star for Universal. Film titles such as Ridin’ Wild (1922), Thrill Chaser (1923), Hit and Run (1924), Hurricane Kid (1925), and Galloping Fury (1927) guaranteed Hoot’s fans five reels of action and fun. Hoot’s easygoing approach gave his films a lighthearted tone. A deft comedian, he featured as much comedy as drama. As talkies arrived, Hoot continued as a Western star, but with lower budget producers such as M.H. Hoffman Inc. (distributed on a state rights basis by Allied Pictures Corporation) and Walker Futter Productions (Diversion Pictures). In 1935, Hoot co-starred with Harry Carey in Powdersmoke Range, advertised by RKO as the "Barnum and Bailey of Westerns" (whatever that means). The cast list of this "all star" (B western stars) film included Bob Steele, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Tom Tyler, William Farnum, and other Westerners from the silent era. In 1937 at Republic, he made a serial, The Painted Stallion, in support of new cowboy star Ray Corrigan. An aging Hoot retained his fine horsemanship and comic flair, but fan interest had moved to the new singing cowboys, especially Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. Hoot’s Westerns had lost their appeal. In the late thirties, out of movies, Hoot toured with circuses and appeared at rodeos and fairs. In 1943, after seven years off the screen, Hoot returned in the Trail Blazer series at Monogram Studios. In these Westerns, Marshall Hoot Gibson, initially co-starred with Ken Maynard and later with Bob Steele and Chief Thundercloud, upholds the law and captures outlaws and crooked businessmen threatening the lives and property of innocent citizens. Hoot made eleven Trail Blazer films; the last was Trigger Law (1944). John Ford brought Hoot back for a cameo role in The Horse Soldiers (1959). His last screen appearance was as a sheriff’s deputy in Ocean’s Eleven (1960), another cameo.
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Hoot Gibson's Filmography
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Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as (archive footage)
Ocean's Eleven
as Roadblock Deputy (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
as Sgt. Brown
The Marshal's Daughter
as Marshal Ben Dawson
Flight to Nowhere
as Sheriff Bradley
Trigger Law
as Hoot Gibson
The Utah Kid
as Marshal H.R. Higgins
Marked Trails
as Hoot Parkford
Sonora Stagecoach
as Hoot Gibson
Outlaw Trail
as Hoot
Arizona Whirlwind
as Hoot Gibson
Westward Bound
as Hoot Gibson
Death Valley Rangers
as Hoot Gibson
Blazing Guns
as Marshal Hoot Gibson
The Law Rides Again
as U.S. Marshal Hoot Gibson
Wild Horse Stampede
as Marshal Hoot Gibson
The Painted Stallion
as Walter Jamison
Cavalcade of the West
as Clint Knox
Frontier Justice
as Brent Halston
The Last Outlaw
as Al Goss
The Riding Avenger
as Buck 'The Morning Glory Kid' Bonner
Feud of the West
as 'Whitey' Revel
Lucky Terror
as Lucky 'The Lucky Terror' Carson
Swifty
as Swifty
Powdersmoke Range
as Stony Brooke
Rainbow's End
as Neil Gibson Jr.
Sunset Range
as Reasonin' Bates
The Fighting Parson
as Steve Hartley
The Dude Bandit
as 'Ace' Cooper posing as Tex
The Cowboy Counsellor
as Dan Alton
The Boiling Point
as Jimmy Duncan
A Man's Land
as Tex Mason
The Spirit of the West
as Johnny Ringo - Posing as Ben Bailey
The Local Bad Man
as Jim Bonner
The Gay Buckaroo
as Clint Hale
The Hard Hombre
as William Penn 'Peaceful' Patton
Wild Horse
as Jim Wright
We’re Switching to Hollywood
as Self (uncredited)
Clearing the Range
as Curt 'El Capitan' Fremont
The Concentratin' Kid
as Bill Evans -Concentratin' Kid
Spurs
as Bob Merril
Trigger Tricks
as Texas Ranger Tim Brennan
Roaring Ranch
as Jim Dailey
Trailing Trouble
as Ed King
The Mounted Stranger
as Pete Ainslee aka The Ridin' Kid
Courtin' Wildcats
as Clarence Butts
The Long, Long Trail
as The Ramblin' Kid
Points West
as Cole Lawson Jr.
Riding for Fame
as Scratch 'Em Hank Scott
The Winged Horseman
as Skyball Smith
The Lariat Kid
as Tom Richards
Smilin' Guns
as Jack Purvin
Burning the Wind
as Richard Gordon Jr
King of the Rodeo
as Chip Jr.
The Danger Rider
as Hal 'Tucson Joe' Doyle
Clearing the Trail
as Pete Watson
No Poster
Hollywood or Bust
The Wild West Show
as Rodeo Bill
The Flyin' Cowboy
as Bill Hammond
A Trick of Hearts
as Benjamin Franklin Tully
The Rawhide Kid
as Dennis O'Hara
Galloping Fury
as Billy Halen
Painted Ponies
as Bucky Simms
Life in Hollywood No. 3
as Self
A Hero on Horseback
as Billy Garford
The Prairie King
as Andy Barden
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
as Jimmie Roberts
The Denver Dude
as Rodeo Randall
The Silent Rider
as Jerry Alton
The Buckaroo Kid
as Ed Harley
The Texas Streak
as Chad Pennington
The Flaming Frontier
as Bob Langdon
The Man in the Saddle
as Jeff Morgan Jr.
The Phantom Bullet
as 'Click' Farlane
Chip of the Flying U
as Chip Bennett
Arizona Sweepstakes
as Coot Cadigan
The Calgary Stampede
as Dan Malloy
Spook Ranch
as Bill Bangs
Let 'er Buck
as Bob Carson
The Saddle Hawk
as Ben Johnson
Taming the West
as John Carleton
The Hurricane Kid
as The Hurricane Kid
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
as Bud Watkins
No Poster
Hello, 'Frisco
as Hoot Gibson
The Sawdust Trail
as Clarence Elwood Butts
Hit and Run
as 'Swat' Anderson
Broadway or Bust
as Dave Hollis
40-Horse Hawkins
as Luke Hawkins
Ride for Your Life
as Bud Watkins
Hook and Ladder
as Ace Cooper
The Thrill Chaser
as Omar K. Jenkins
The Ramblin' Kid
as The Ramblin' Kid
Blinky
as Geoffrey Arbuthnot 'Blinky' Islip
Out of Luck
as Sam Pertune
Shootin' for Love
as Duke Travis
Double Dealing
as Ben Slowbell
Dead Game
as 'Katy' Didd
Single Handed
as Hector MacKnight
The Gentleman from America
as Dennis O'Shane
Kindled Courage
as Andy Walker
Ridin' Wild
as Cyril Henderson (as Edward 'Hoot' Gibson)
The Lone Hand
as Laramie Lad
The Galloping Kid
as 'Simplex' Cox
The Loaded Door
as Bert Lyons
Trimmed
as Dale Garland
Step on It!
as Vic Collins
The Bear Cat
as The Singin' Kid
Headin' West
as Bill Perkins
The Fire Eater
as Bob Corey
Sure Fire
as Jeff Bransford
Red Courage
as Pinto Peters
Action
as Sandy Brouke
No Poster
Beating the Game
No Poster
The Man Who Woke Up
No Poster
The Movie Trail
No Poster
Bandits Beware
The Wild Wild West
No Poster
Double Crossers
Crossed Clues
No Poster
Out o' Luck
Who Was the Man?
as The Texas Ranger
The Cactus Kid
as Dick Harris
No Poster
The Fightin' Fury
No Poster
Kickaroo
No Poster
Sweet Revenge
No Poster
The Driftin' Kid
as The Driftin' Kid
No Poster
The Saddle King
No Poster
The Winning Track
No Poster
The Trail of the Hound
The Man with a Punch
as The Stranger
Fight It Out
as Sandy Adams
No Poster
The Brand Blotter
No Poster
Superstition
as Dave Bodie
No Poster
The Stranger
No Poster
Tipped Off
as Billy Steele
No Poster
The Two-Fisted Lover
as Scot McHale
Double Danger
as Jim Marvin / Jerry Marvin (Twin Brothers)
Cinders
as Bing Davidson
No Poster
'in Wrong' Wright
as 'In Wrong' Wright
The Shootin' Fool
One Law for All
No Poster
The Grinning Granger
No Poster
A Gamblin' Fool
No Poster
The Big Catch
as Billy Reeves - the Foreman of the Ranch
The Champion Liar
The Smilin' Kid
The Shootin' Kid
No Poster
The Fightin' Terror
The Broncho Kid
Thieves' Clothes
No Poster
Masked
No Poster
Wolf Tracks
The Texas Kid
The Rattler's Hiss
Held Up for the Makin's
Runnin' Straight
Hair Trigger Stuff
The Sheriff's Oath
Roarin' Dan
as Roarin' Dan
West Is Best
The Jay Bird
as Tom Jackson
No Poster
Winning a Home
The Double Hold-Up
as The Broncho Kid
The Lone Hand
as Jeffrey Halley
The Trail of the Holdup Man
as Bob Watson
The Tell-Tale Wire
as Steve Larmon
The Face in the Watch
No Poster
The Crow
as Tim McKenzie - the Crow
The Jack of Hearts
as The Prairie Dog
The Four-Bit Man
No Poster
The Fighting Heart
No Poster
Kingdom Come
No Poster
Ace High
The Gun Packer
as Gang Leader
By Indian Post
as Chub -Jode's Helpful Cowboy Friend
Gun Law
as Bart 'Smoke Gublen' Stevens
The Rustlers
as The Deputy
No Poster
His Buddy
No Poster
The Black Horse Bandit
The Fighting Brothers
as Lonnie Larkin
Danger, Go Slow
No Poster
The Midnight Flyer
as Danny Morgan
No Poster
Play Straight or Fight
as Dick Rankin
No Poster
The Branded Man
as Sheriff
The Woman in the Web
as Vassily - Ivan's Brother
Headin' South
A Marked Man
as Undetermined Role
The Secret Man
as Chuck Fadden
Straight Shooting
as Danny Morgan
Cheyenne's Pal
as Cowboy
The Soul Herder
as Chuck Rafferty
No Poster
The Wrong Man
as Chip's Pal
The Golden Bullet
as 'Red' Johnson
A 44-Calibre Mystery
as Joe
The Voice on the Wire
The Hazards of Helen
as Messenger / Etzer
The Mysterious Cipher
as Blanding
The Capture of Red Stanley
as Stanley's Henchman
No Poster
The Wedding Guest
The Governor's Special
as 2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson)
No Poster
The Passing of Hell's Crown
as The Cowboy
The Night Riders
No Poster
Stampede in the Night
as Jack Harding
A Knight of the Range
as Bob Graham
No Poster
The Ring of Destiny
as Jack
No Poster
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
In Danger's Path
as Train Crew (uncredited)
The Pay Train
as Orturo
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
as Messenger on Motorcycle
The Death Train
as Etzer - Doyle's Pal
The Man from Texas
as Deputy (uncredited)
Buckshot John
as Medicine Show Crowd Member (uncredited)
No Poster
The Man from the East
as Butler
The Telltale Knife
Shotgun Jones
as Tom Lattier - the Son
No Poster
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
No Poster
In the Secret Service
No Poster
Cowboy Sports and Pastimes
No Poster
A Four-Footed Hero
as Broncho Rider (uncredited)
His Only Son
The New Superintendent
No Poster
Pride Of The Range
