Arizona Bound (1927 film)

Arizona Bound is a lost 1927 American Western silent film directed by John Waters and starring Gary Cooper, Betty Jewel, and El Brendel. Written by Richard Allen Gates, Alfred Hustwick, Marion Jackson, and John Stone, the film is about an Arizona cowboy who spends most of his time caring for his white horse and pursuing a local girl, who is unimpressed with his irresponsible ways. After he takes a job as a stagecoach guard to protect a shipment of gold, he is attacked by a Texas gang. After being accused of being one of the bandits, he narrowly escapes lynching, retrieves the gold, and establishes his innocence and wins the trust of the local girl. Arizona Bound was filmed on location in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Produced by E. Lloyd Sheldon for Famous PlayersLasky Corporation, the film was released on April 9, 1927 in the United States.

As the coach makes its way along a desert road, a bandit named Texas Jack Christian J. Frank and his gang waylay the shipment and knock Dave unconscious. After Buck and his men accuse Dave of being involved in the heist, the Swede Oley Smoke Oleson El Brendel accidentally locates the stolen gold. When Ann discovers that Buck is guilty of the heist, she confronts him, and he kidnaps her in a coach, with Dave in hot pursuit. When he catches up to the fleeing bandit, he overpowers Buck and wins the heart of Ann.Arizona Bound was filmed on location in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah and Papago Park in Arizona. ........

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