Colonel Beldan runs a Wild West show. When Beldan's star attraction switches to his unscrupulous competitor Vicarino, the young Bob Mason takes the opportunity to take over the job with his horse 'Tarzan'.

If you’re sitting down to watch The Wagon Show, you’re likely here for one of two reasons: you’re a silent western completist, or you really like horses. If you fall into neither camp, this might feel like a bit of a slog. It’s a movie that lives and breathes on the charisma of Ken Maynard and his horse, Tarzan, and wh...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"If you’re sitting down to watch The Wagon Show, you’re likely here for one of two reasons: you’re a silent western completist, or you really like horses. If you fall into neither camp, this might feel like a bit of a slog. It’s a movie that lives and breathes on the charisma of Ken Maynard and his horse, Tarzan, and while they’re both great, the movie around them is sometimes as thin as the canvas on one of those titular wagons. It starts off with Colonel Beldan’s Wild West show in a bit of a t..."
Ford Beebe, Don Ryan
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