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The Man in the Saddle

The Man in the Saddle

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 11, 1926

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

Action, Adventure, Western

Original Title

The Man in the Saddle

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Director

Clifford Smith

Description

A party of campers return to Tom Stewart's ranch resort to report they have been held up by bandits. Lawrence, their guide, explains that it is a staged stunt for their benefit; Stewart confirms this and refunds the losses but writes to his old pal Jeff Morgan, a former gunfighter, telling him of his predicament. Morgan sends his son, Jeff, Jr., a superb rider and dead shot but otherwise an awkward lout; at the insistence of Pauline, Stewart places Jeff in charge of a camping party. Laura Mayhew, a city girl in league with Lawrence, sends up a flare signal at night, and while Jeff chases some bears into the woods, Lawrence and his men hold up the camp.