Lithograph poster for the united artists motion picture tumbleweeds bearing the image of actor william surrey hart. Specific talents include an ability to place coins on either elbow and then catch them in the same hand before they hit the floor, though sometimes he misses and the. The primary mover behind the film was also its main star william s. Tumbleweeds 1925 william s hart barbara bedford lucien. Tumbleweeds poster national museum of american history. Hart codirected with king baggott and many consider it worthy of being ranked with the covered wagon and the iron horse as a major western epic. The films depiction of the cherokee strip landrush is still regarded as the best sequence of its kind ever made. The dvd presentation of tumbleweeds is quite good despite some expected film scratches and minor damage on the original film elements for the 1925 release. Everything you ever wanted to know about tumbleweeds mnn. In fact, the problem is so bad in california, researchers have labelled them one of the worst invasive species in. Hart s last picture, tumbleweeds, was made for united artists in 1925.
Code of the fearless western movies full length complete by westernsontheweb. The starting sign will be a gunshot which will iniciate the run for the best fields and claims. Tumbleweeds was harts last film and it depicts, in exciting fashion, the opening of the oklahoma territory. The tumbleweeds were founded in 1967 by kaatsheuvel brothers ad and ton masseurs, supplemented with dick van krimpen, james bordes and manneke jim jaspers replaced by laura bordes. One singlesided, singlelayered, region 0 ntsc dvdr disc, 1. He cowrote the screenplay with his thenwife angela shelton, and inspired by her memories of a childhood spent on the road with her serialmarrying mother.
Tumbleweeds are out of control in california and thats a big. Now available at the general store an overview of the whole sordid scene. The film s depiction of the cherokee strip landrush is still regarded as the best sequence of its kind ever made. Apr 15, 2016 while the tumbleweed has become a cliche of the american west in film, the reality is that theyre actually quite dangerous, especially during a drought, because they can suddenly burst into flames and bounce around, causing an already outofcontrol blaze to grow even larger. Lucien littlefield plays a strong supporting role in the movie as harts comic sidekick and best friend.
Ryan for the past 28 years a legion of loyal readers has taken delight in the hilarious antics of hildegard hamhocker, limpid lizard and other outrageous residents of grimy gulch, brought to life every day in tom k. Most film historians will acknowledge that he was the first major western hero of the silver screen. The film is said to have influenced the oscarwinning 1931 western cimarron, which also depicts the land rush. Tumbleweeds are out of control in california and thats a. Hart rereleased his classic 1925 western tumbleweeds with music, sound effects and a prologue in which he appears. This one surviving, complete film demonstrates the agility of thomson, who was as acrobatic as the famous douglas fairbanks sr. The music score is by william perry and the restoration is credited to karl malkames. Harts career in movies began back in 1914 when he directed and starred in movies at bison films, a legendary studio of the silent period that made movies with real cowboys, indians, stagecoaches, and buffalo herds.
It is about the conflict between pioneering cattle ranchers and the swarm of landhungry. Hart, barbara bedford, lucien littlefield directed by king baggot william s. The poster includes photographs of several scenes from the film, a silent western about the 1893 cherokee strip land rush in oklahoma. Lithograph lobby poster for the 1925 motion picture tumbleweeds, starring william s. Tumbleweeds 1925 the photoplay was based upon the oklahoma land rush. Hart, stars in this silent film as a man intent on claiming some land during the 1889 land rush in the oklahoma territory. Another year rolls by and seldom is a western film released. Tumbleweeds 1925 stream and watch online moviefone. Her first book, roses led me down that primrose path as i loved the book. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Tumbleweeds is a 1999 american comedydrama film directed by gavin oconnor.
Silent film tumbleweeds 1925 film san francisco silent film festival linda ronstadt theatre organ. Meacham led me to believe she was going to single handedly revive the genre. Tumbleweeds 1925 with 1939 introduction by hart starring. Media in category tumbleweeds film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Hart, stars in this silent film as a man intent on claiming.
Gordon russell the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Tumbleweeds 1925 directed by and starring william s. Download the list sorted alphabetically pdf, 59kb, by induction year pdf, 60kb, or by genre pdf, 64kb. The second feature, tumbleweeds 1925 starred the great william s. Complete national recording registry listing sort recordings by title, artist, year of release, year inducted into the registry, and genre by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. In 1984, an edited restoration of metropolis 1927 was released with a new rock music score by producercomposer giorgio moroder. Later joined their brother berry masseurs and their sister in masseurs joined the band.
Tumbleweeds 1925 directed by king baggot, william s. The film is said to have influenced the oscar winning 1931 western cimarron, which also depicts the land rush. Written by ford beebe, the film is about a cowboy who returns home after a fiveyear absence to find his father murdered and his boyhood pal accused of the dastardly deed. Hart, barbara bedford, lucien littlefield, at turner classic movies. Cast and crew credits for tumbleweeds, 1925, directed by king baggot, with william s. In its keenly observed account of a woman perched at the crossroads of life and selfrealization, tumbleweeds crystallizes the manifold impressive talents of gavin oconnor. Fortunately, it is this version that film editor and historian robert birchard. Tumbleweeds 1925 is the story of budding love amid the largest land grab in. Alas, tumbleweeds, which was directed by hart and king baggot from a hal. Hart, achieved epic proportions with his last production, tumbleweeds 1925. Special features include a 28page cartoon guide and over 10 hours of insightful docomeentaries, additional rare shorts, featurettes. It was an ambitious and expensive film that contains one of the greatest single action scenes in any western film, a vast land rush sequence depicting the opening of the cherokee strip.
A tornado of tumbleweeds helps spread a grass fire in colorado. The covered wagon 1923, the iron horse 1924, and tumbleweeds 1925. The highlight of the film is a spectacular recreation of the cherokee strip land rush. Hart, stars in this 1925 silent film as a tumbleweed i. Two westerns were named for these shrubby lone drifters a 1925 silent film called tumbleweeds and a 1953 audie murphy flick named tumbleweed. Harts final film apart from a small number of later film appearances as himself, another in a long series of formula westerns that nonetheless delivers the twogun goods tumbleweeds 1925 is the story of budding love amid the largest land grab in u. Buy tumbleweeds movie posters from movie poster shop. A celebration of the american silent film is a 1980 documentary series produced by thames television which explored the establishment and development of the hollywood studios and their impact on 1920s culture. Complete national recording registry listing recording.
Hart directed a huge number of tworeelers at bison films, as. Tumbling tumbleweeds features the songs riding down the canyon, that silverhaired. Tumbleweeds leila meacham having long been a huge fan of epic sagas ms. Though he falls in love with a beautiful woman barbara bedford and hopes to settle down with her on his newly acquired land, he must first contend with men who wish to bring him harm. Tumbleweeds lobby poster national museum of american history.
Tumbleweeds lobby poster national museum of american. Almost all dvd players can play dvdrs except for some older models made before 2000 please consult your owners manual for formats compatible with. Tumbling tumbleweeds is a 1935 american western film directed by joseph kane and starring gene autry, smiley burnette, and lucile browne. In the prologue of the 1939 revival of this film, hart gives an eightminute. Hart, barbara bedford, lucien littlefield directed by king baggot. Tumbleweeds is a 1925 american western film starring and produced by william s. Tumbleweeds 1925 a landmark silent film starring the screens first cowboy hero, william s.
Hart delivers the introduction and narration to this silent western classic. Its 1889 and the cherokee strip is about to be opened to settlers. Still, the film has hart, and its exciting land rush. Even though a trained shakespearean actor, bill hart had visited the west as a boy. The heart of texas ryan 1916, is an enjoyable actioner starring legendary cowboy tom mix. Jeff rapsis is a writereditor, educator, and also a composer and performer who specializes in creating live musical scores for silent film screenings. Tumbleweeds is a silent film, with the exception of a spoken introduction by the film s star, william s. The 1939 astor pictures rerelease of tumbleweeds includes an 8minute introduction by the then. The spoilers 1914 william farnum, tom santschi, kathlyn williams, wheeler oakman.
Metropolis 1927 film 100% 11 metropolis 1927 film of the same name the complete metropolis. Sep 08, 2012 tumbleweeds 1925 with 1939 introduction by hart starring. Search, discover and share your favorite tumbleweeds gifs. Tumbleweeds is quite a movie obviously hart was out to compete with the spectacular bigbudget westerns from the major studios like james cruzes the covered wagon paramount, 1923 and john fords starmaking film the iron horse fox, 1924 and he was determined to stage the land rush and the other spectacular sequences without any.
This product is madeondemand by the manufacturer using dvdr recordable media. The government will grant a fringe of terrain for the settlers who want to live and work there. Tumbleweeds 1925 william s hart barbara bedford lucien littlefield by thevideocellar. Jan 02, 2020 two westerns were named for these shrubby lone drifters a 1925 silent film called tumbleweeds and a 1953 audie murphy flick named tumbleweed. Hart is wearing a ten gallon hat in a bustlevel portrait, and is surrounded by images of people on horses and in conestoga wagons.
Western cinema in the golden age gary brown cowboy. One wonders what could have happened to his career if thomson survived and entered the sound period as the number one cowboy film star. Tumbleweeds 1925 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After cowboy dan carver helps move the box k cattle off the st. Bmovie westerns from the thirties to the late forties, inexpensive, formulaic b westerns were churned out each year by the hundreds by lesser studios columbia, universal, and republic mostly for kiddie audiences at matinees.