Blinky (film)
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Plot
Geoffrey "Blinky" Islip is forced to join the United States Cavalry by his father Colonel "Raw Meat" Islip. Although Islip is ridiculed and hazed on assignment to the Mexico–United States border, he uses his skills learned from Boy Scouts to rescue his commanding officer Major Kileen's daughter Mary Lou from kidnappers.[2]
Cast
- Hoot Gibson as Geoffrey Arbuthnot Islip (Blinky)
- Esther Ralston as Mary Lou Kileen
- Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Islip
- DeWitt Jennings as Colonel "Raw Meat" Islip
- Elinor Field as Priscilla Islip
- D.R.O. Hatswell as Bertrand Van Dusen
- Charles K. French as Major Kileen
- John Judd as Husk Barton
- W. E. Lawrence as Lieutenant Rawkins (credited as William E. Lawrence)
Production
The film was shot at Universal City Studios and Imperial Beach, California. Real-life cavalrymen from Camp Hearne were used as extras. Sedgewick broke his leg during the production.[2]
Preservation
With no prints of Blinky located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.
See also
References
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- ↑ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Blinky
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External links
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- 1923 films
- 1923 comedy films
- 1920s Western (genre) comedy films
- 1920s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
- Silent American Western (genre) comedy films
- Universal Pictures films
- Films about the United States Army
- Films shot in Los Angeles County, California
- 1920s American films
- English-language Western (genre) comedy films