Blaze away

A silent slapstick comedy set in the wild West. An easterner goes west and gets the job as the local sheriff. He manages to capture the villain and then lock himself up! Starring Paul Parrott and Jobyna Ralston.

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Credits

producer/director

Hal Roach

production company

Pathe Melody Comedies

Duration

00:09:26:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1922

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314981

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Comedy → Slapstick comedies

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Silent films

Westerns

Sound/audio

Silent

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1922

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