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CHIP OF THE FLYING U – 1926 – HOOT GIBSON – SILENT – RARE DVD
Director: Lynn Reynolds
Cast: Hoot Gibson … Chip Bennett Virginia Brown Faire … Dr. Della Whitmore Philo McCullough … Duncan Whittaker Nora Cecil … Dr. Cecil Grantham DeWitt Jennings … J.G. Whitmore Harry Todd … Weary Gilbert Holmes … Shorty Mark Hamilton … Slim Willie Sung … Chinese cook Steve Clemente … Indian
This charming romantic comedy western is loosely based on the famous novel of the same name by B. M. Bower.
The Flying U ranch is full of colorful characters like shy cowboy Chip Bennett a sensitive artists in his free time, who everyone believes is “scairt” of women. But Chip begins to find his courage when he is smitten by Dr. Della Whitmore, the visiting sister of his boss, J.G. Whitmore. Chip overcomes his shyness but makes a mistake when he fakes an injury to get more attention from the lady doctor.
