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Blinky | |
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Directed by | Edward Sedgwick |
Written by | Edward Sedgwick |
Based on | "Blinky" by Gene Markey |
Starring | Hoot Gibson Esther Ralston |
Cinematography | Virgil Miller |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Blinky is a 1923 American silent Western comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson and Esther Ralston.[1]
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]
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]
With no prints of Blinky located in any film archives,[3] it is a lost film.