The girl is a schoolteacher in a cattle town, the hero a rather wild cowboy of good intentions but addicted to gambling. She saves him from a false accusation of robbery, thus awakening his better instincts.
The silent era of the Western genre often oscillates between the stark, gritty realism of William S. Hart and the acrobatic, populist charm of Tom Mix. Somewhere in the golden middle sits Hoot Gibson, an actor whose screen presence in Roarin' Dan (1922) encapsulates a very specific American transition. Directed with ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Phil Rosen
Richard Smith
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" The silent era of the Western genre often oscillates between the stark, gritty realism of William S. Hart and the acrobatic, populist charm of Tom Mix. Somewhere in the golden middle sits Hoot Gibson, an actor whose screen presence in Roarin' Dan (1922) encapsulates a very specific American transition. Directed with a keen eye for spatial dynamics by the uncredited yet capable hands of the era, and penned by Arthur Henry Gooden, this film is far more than a standard horse opera. It is a nuance..."
Arthur Henry Gooden
United States
