Empty Saddles

"Killers, Kidnappers, crooks...they scurried like rats before this six-foot whirlwind of wild-cat and whipcord astride a streak of horseflesh!"

1936 1h 7m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

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6.2

IMDB

★10.0TMDB · 1★6.2IMDB · 60

Western

Synopsis

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Buck runs into trouble when he buys a deserted cattle ranch that he turns into a dude ranch.

“Killers, Kidnappers, crooks...they scurried like rats before this six-foot whirlwind of wild-cat and whipcord astride a streak of horseflesh!”

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Cast

Buck Jones
Buck Devlin
Louise Brooks
Boots Boone
Harvey Clark
Swaps Boone
Gertrude Astor
Eloise Hayes
Charles Middleton
Cim White
Frank Campeau
Kit Kress
Claire Rochelle
Madge Grant
Lloyd Ingraham
Lem Jessup - alias Jim Grant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lesley Selander
Writers: Frances Guihan, Cherry Wilson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lesley Selander, shot by Herbert Kirkpatrick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Felix Mills. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bernard Loftus shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Buck Jones and Louise Brooks and Harvey Clark carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Killers, Kidnappers, crooks...they scurried like rats before this six-foot whirlwind of wild-cat and whipcord astride a streak of horseflesh!".

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The take

Lesley Selander directs. Herbert Kirkpatrick behind the camera. Felix Mills scores. Bernard Loftus cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Lesley Selander, shot by Herbert Kirkpatrick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Felix Mills. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bernard Loftus shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Buck Jones and Louise Brooks and Harvey Clark carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Killers, Kidnappers, crooks...they scurried like rats before this six-foot whirlwind of wild-cat and whipcord astride a streak of horseflesh!".
9IMDB entry: tt0027571 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.