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The Best Bad Man
(1925) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4983 feet
Directed by J.G. Blystone (John G. Blystone)

Cast: Tom Mix [Hugh Nichols], Buster Gardner [Hank Smith], Cyril Chadwick [Frank Dunlap], Clara Bow [Peggy Swain], Tom Kennedy [Dan Ellis], Frank Beal [Mr. Swain], Judy King [Molly Jones], Tom Wilson [Sam, the butler], Paul Panzer [sheriff], Tony the horse

Fox Film Corporation production; distributed by Fox Film Corporation. / Scenario by Lillie Hayward, from the short story “Senor Jingle Bells” by Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust). Assistant director, Jasper Blystone. Cinematography by Dan Clark (Daniel B. Clark). Presented by William Fox. / © 15 November 1925 by Fox Film Corporation [LP22023]. Released 29 November 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Czechoslovakian intertitles were retranslated back into English in a restoration of the film supervised by Rusty Casselton and Ted Larson.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Horses - Authors: Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust) (1892-1944)

Listing updated: 23 July 2008.

References: Card-Seductive pp. 63-64; FilmYearBook-1926 p. 35; Norris-Mix p. 183; Sweeney-Coming p. 112; Weaver-Twenty p. 56 : ClasIm-226 p. 43; ClasIm-298 p. 18 : Website-IMDb.