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Blinky (film)

Blinky is a 1923 American silent Western comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson and Esther Ralston.[1]

Blinky
Trade advertisement
Directed byEdward Sedgwick
Written byEdward Sedgwick
Based on"Blinky"
by Gene Markey
StarringHoot Gibson
Esther Ralston
CinematographyVirgil Miller
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • August 17, 1923 (1923-08-17)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Plot edit

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 edit

Production edit

 
Theater card for the film

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 edit

With no prints of Blinky located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Blinky". silentera.com. Retrieved October 20, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Blinky". catalog.afi.com. from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Blinky

External links edit

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