Ride for Your Life explained

Ride for Your Life is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson.^[1]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Bud Watkins is in love with Betsy Burke. However, she shows a preference for The Cocopah Kid, a reckless bandit. Gambler "Gentleman Jim" Slade cheats Bud out of his ranch. The Cocopah Kid dies suddenly. Bud, disguised as the bandit, has a variety of wild adventures. He defeats Slade's plot to obtain possession of the newly discovered gold diggings, rescues Betsy from Slade's clutches, and eventually wins Betsy's affection.

Preservation

With no prints of Ride for Your Life located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.

See also

• Hoot Gibson filmography

Notes and References

1. https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/R/RideForYourLife1924.html Progressive Silent Film List: Ride for Your Life
2. Pardy . George T. . Box Office Reviews: Ride for Your Life . Exhibitors Trade Review . 26 . Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation . 8 March 1924 . New York . 22 September 2022.
3. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.8679/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Ride for Your Life