Dennis O'Hara, a fighting Irish-American cowhand, comes to the aid of a Jewish Peddler, Simon Silverberg, and his pretty daughter, Jessica, against the machinations of J. Francis Jackson and his henchmen.
Look, if you're not already into silent Westerns, The Rawhide Kid isn't going to convert you. This 1928 Hoot Gibson vehicle is firmly for those of us who find ourselves drawn to the strange, earnest heart of these old films, especially ones with a bit of a social conscience peeking through. If you need rapid-fire edits...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Look, if you're not already into silent Westerns, The Rawhide Kid isn't going to convert you. This 1928 Hoot Gibson vehicle is firmly for those of us who find ourselves drawn to the strange, earnest heart of these old films, especially ones with a bit of a social conscience peeking through. If you need rapid-fire edits and complex plots, you'll be bored stiff. But if you appreciate a historical curiosity that tries to say something beyond just cowboys and bad guys, and you don't mind a few clunk..."
Peter B. Kyne, Isadore Bernstein, Tom Reed, Arthur F. Statter
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