California (1927 film)
California is a 1927 American Western silent film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and written by Marian Ainslee, Ruth Cummings and Frank Davis. The film stars Tim McCoy, Dorothy Sebastian, Marc McDermott, Frank Currier and Fred Warren. The film was released on May 7, 1927, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]
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| Directed by | W. S. Van Dyke |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Screenplay by | Marian Ainslee Ruth Cummings Frank Davis |
| Story by | Peter B. Kyne |
| Starring | Tim McCoy Dorothy Sebastian Marc McDermott Frank Currier Fred Warren |
| Cinematography | Clyde De Vinna |
| Edited by | Basil Wrangell |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
The film dramatized the Battle of San Pasqual, of December 6–7, 1846, part of the Mexican–American War, in which Stephen W. Kearny's U.S. forces fought Californio lancers in the San Pasqual Valley, just east of Escondido, California.[3]
Cast
- Tim McCoy as Capt. Archibald Gillespie
- Dorothy Sebastian as Carlotta del Rey
- Marc McDermott as Drachano
- Frank Currier as Don Carlos del Rey
- Fred Warren as Kit Carson
- Lillian Leighton as Duenna
- Edwin Terry as Brig. Gen. Stephen W. Kearny
References
- "California". AFI. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- "California (1927) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- Grace Kingsley, "Tim McCoy's New One," Los Angeles Times, March 4, 1927.
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