Hoot Gibson

Hoot Gibson

Hoot Gibson was a colorful figure, a light-hearted, fun-loving personality on screen and off. Hoot’s cheerful westerns included a significant amount of comedy. His mild, peaceful character rarely carried a gun. As an expert horseman, Hoot was always impressive on a galloping horse. Gibson’s film career began in 1910 with a few films for the Biograph Company interspersed among rodeo competitions. In 1914 he was a stuntman for the serial The Hazards of Helen, doubling the serial’s star Helen Holmes. His stunts included fights on trains and transfers from a train to a horse. He had supporting roles in numerous Western short films, including playing the villain in A Knight of the Range (1916) opposite popular western star Harry Carey. He appeared in three of the Westerns made by Carey and director John Ford in 1917: Straight Shooting, The Secret Man, and A Marked Man. Hoot’s starring career at Universal Studios was launched in two films directed by Ford, Action (1921) and Sure Fire (1921). In these films, Hoot plays a wandering cowboy who rescues the pretty young co-star from outlaws. Hoot became a popular western star for Universal. Film titles such as Ridin’ Wild (1922), Thrill Chaser (1923), Hit and Run (1924), Hurricane Kid (1925), and Galloping Fury (1927) guaranteed Hoot’s fans five reels of action and fun. Hoot’s easygoing approach gave his films a lighthearted tone. A deft comedian, he featured as much comedy as drama. As talkies arrived, Hoot continued as a Western star, but with lower budget producers such as M.H. Hoffman Inc. (distributed on a state rights basis by Allied Pictures Corporation) and Walker Futter Productions (Diversion Pictures). In 1935, Hoot co-starred with Harry Carey in Powdersmoke Range, advertised by RKO as the "Barnum and Bailey of Westerns" (whatever that means). The cast list of this "all star" (B western stars) film included Bob Steele, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Tom Tyler, William Farnum, and other Westerners from the silent era. In 1937 at Republic, he made a serial, The Painted Stallion, in support of new cowboy star Ray Corrigan. An aging Hoot retained his fine horsemanship and comic flair, but fan interest had moved to the new singing cowboys, especially Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. Hoot’s Westerns had lost their appeal. In the late thirties, out of movies, Hoot toured with circuses and appeared at rodeos and fairs. In 1943, after seven years off the screen, Hoot returned in the Trail Blazer series at Monogram Studios. In these Westerns, Marshall Hoot Gibson, initially co-starred with Ken Maynard and later with Bob Steele and Chief Thundercloud, upholds the law and captures outlaws and crooked businessmen threatening the lives and property of innocent citizens. Hoot made eleven Trail Blazer films; the last was Trigger Law (1944). John Ford brought Hoot back for a cameo role in The Horse Soldiers (1959). His last screen appearance was as a sheriff’s deputy in Ocean’s Eleven (1960), another cameo.
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    Acting
    Place of birth
    Tekamah, Nebraska, USA
    Birthday
    8/5/1892
Burning the Wind
Burning the Wind
0
The Fire Eater
The Fire Eater
0
Sure Fire
Sure Fire
5
Spurs
Spurs
0
The Denver Dude
The Denver Dude
0
40-Horse Hawkins
40-Horse Hawkins
0
Ride for Your Life
Ride for Your Life
0
The Man from the East
0
The Telltale Knife
The Telltale Knife
0
Ridin' Wild
Ridin' Wild
0
Let 'er Buck
Let 'er Buck
0
The Silent Rider
The Silent Rider
0
Galloping Fury
Galloping Fury
0
Life in Hollywood No. 3
Life in Hollywood No. 3
0
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers
7
His Only Son
His Only Son
0
Cavalcade of the West
Cavalcade of the West
4.2
The Flyin' Cowboy
The Flyin' Cowboy
0
Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings
0
A Knight of the Range
A Knight of the Range
5
The Passing of Hell's Crown
0
The Wedding Guest
0
The New Superintendent
The New Superintendent
0
A Four-Footed Hero
0
Cowboy Sports and Pastimes
0
In the Secret Service
0
Kid Pink and the Maharajah
0
Shotgun Jones
Shotgun Jones
0
The Hazards of Helen
The Hazards of Helen
0
Buckshot John
Buckshot John
0
The Death Train
The Death Train
0
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
6
The Hazards of Helen Ep33: In Danger's Path
The Hazards of Helen Ep33: In Danger's Path
5
The Ring of Destiny
0
Stampede in the Night
0
The Night Riders
0
The Capture of Red Stanley
The Capture of Red Stanley
0
The Mysterious Cipher
The Mysterious Cipher
0
The Voice on the Wire
The Voice on the Wire
6
A 44-Calibre Mystery
A 44-Calibre Mystery
0
The Golden Bullet
0
The Wrong Man
0
The Painted Stallion
The Painted Stallion
4.5
Clearing the Range
Clearing the Range
4.2
Wild Horse
Wild Horse
6.5
Frontier Justice
Frontier Justice
5
The Hard Hombre
The Hard Hombre
2.6
West Is Best
West Is Best
0
Roarin' Dan
Roarin' Dan
0
The Sheriff's Oath
The Sheriff's Oath
0
Hair Trigger Stuff
Hair Trigger Stuff
0
Runnin' Straight
Runnin' Straight
0
Held Up for the Makin's
Held Up for the Makin's
0
The Texas Kid
The Texas Kid
0
Wolf Tracks
0
Masked
0
Thieves' Clothes
Thieves' Clothes
0
The Broncho Kid
The Broncho Kid
0
The Shootin' Kid
The Shootin' Kid
0
The Smilin' Kid
The Smilin' Kid
0
The Champion Liar
The Champion Liar
0
The Big Catch
0
The Sawdust Trail
The Sawdust Trail
0
The Winged Horseman
The Winged Horseman
0
Hit and Run
Hit and Run
0
The Shootin' Fool
The Shootin' Fool
0
The Cowboy Counsellor
The Cowboy Counsellor
5.7
The Tell-Tale Wire
The Tell-Tale Wire
0
A Trick of Hearts
A Trick of Hearts
0
Painted Ponies
Painted Ponies
0
Riding for Fame
Riding for Fame
0
The Wild West Show
The Wild West Show
0
Courtin' Wildcats
Courtin' Wildcats
0
The Danger Rider
The Danger Rider
0
Clearing the Trail
Clearing the Trail
0
Play Straight or Fight
0
The Midnight Flyer
0
The Branded Man
0
Danger, Go Slow
Danger, Go Slow
0
The Black Horse Bandit
0
His Buddy
0
Ace High
0
Kingdom Come
0
The Fighting Heart
0
The Mounted Stranger
The Mounted Stranger
0
Trigger Tricks
Trigger Tricks
0
The Four-Bit Man
The Four-Bit Man
0
The Jack of Hearts
0
The Crow
0
The Face in the Watch
0
The Trail of the Holdup Man
0
The Lone Hand
The Lone Hand
0
The Lone Hand
0
The Double Hold-Up
The Double Hold-Up
0
The Jay Bird
0
Trimmed
Trimmed
0
The Fightin' Terror
0
A Gamblin' Fool
0
The Grinning Granger
0
One Law for All
One Law for All
0
'in Wrong' Wright
0
Cinders
Cinders
0
Double Danger
Double Danger
0
Marked Trails
Marked Trails
5.7
Lucky Terror
Lucky Terror
5
The Two-Fisted Lover
0
Step on It!
Step on It!
0
The Loaded Door
The Loaded Door
0
The Galloping Kid
The Galloping Kid
0
Kindled Courage
Kindled Courage
0
The Gentleman from America
The Gentleman from America
0
Single Handed
Single Handed
0
Dead Game
Dead Game
0
Double Dealing
Double Dealing
0
Shootin' for Love
Shootin' for Love
0
Out of Luck
Out of Luck
0
Blinky
Blinky
0
The Ramblin' Kid
The Ramblin' Kid
0
A Man's Land
A Man's Land
6
Tipped Off
0
Hook and Ladder
Hook and Ladder
0
Broadway or Bust
Broadway or Bust
0
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River
0
The Hurricane Kid
The Hurricane Kid
0
The Two Brothers
The Two Brothers
0
The Phantom Bullet
The Phantom Bullet
0
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
0
A Hero on Horseback
A Hero on Horseback
0
The Local Bad Man
The Local Bad Man
10
The Stranger
0
Superstition
0
The Brand Blotter
0
Fight It Out
Fight It Out
0
The Man With The Punch
The Man With The Punch
0
The Trail of the Hound
0
Winning a Home
0
The Saddle King
0
The Driftin' Kid
0
Sweet Revenge
0
Kickaroo
0
The Fightin' Fury
0
Out o' Luck
0
The Cactus Kid
The Cactus Kid
0
Who Was the Man?
Who Was the Man?
0
Crossed Clues
Crossed Clues
0
Double Crossers
0
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
0
Bandits Beware
0
The Movie Trail
0
The Man Who Woke Up
0
Hollywood or Bust
0
Smilin' Guns
Smilin' Guns
0
The Lariat Kid
The Lariat Kid
0
Points West
Points West
0
Trailing Trouble
Trailing Trouble
0
The Concentratin' Kid
The Concentratin' Kid
0
The Boiling Point
The Boiling Point
4
Beating the Game
0
The Winning Track
0
Headin' West
Headin' West
0
The Bear Cat
The Bear Cat
0
The Dude Bandit
The Dude Bandit
4.8
By Indian Post
By Indian Post
5.2
Sunset Range
Sunset Range
5
Rainbow's End
Rainbow's End
3.3
The Calgary Stampede
The Calgary Stampede
5.8
The Rattler's Hiss
The Rattler's Hiss
0
The Riding Avenger
The Riding Avenger
0
The Fighting Parson
The Fighting Parson
0
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
9
Wild Horse Stampede
Wild Horse Stampede
4
The Woman in the Web
The Woman in the Web
0
Flight to Nowhere
Flight to Nowhere
4.7
Outlaw Trail
Outlaw Trail
0
The Governor's Special
The Governor's Special
0
The Law Rides Again
The Law Rides Again
6
Blazing Guns
Blazing Guns
6
Death Valley Rangers
Death Valley Rangers
6.7
Westward Bound
Westward Bound
4
Arizona Whirlwind
Arizona Whirlwind
5.5
Straight Shooting
Straight Shooting
5.8
The Last Outlaw
The Last Outlaw
5.5
Chip of the Flying U
Chip of the Flying U
0
The Pay Train
The Pay Train
5.3
Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven
6.4
The Buckaroo Kid
The Buckaroo Kid
5.5
The Saddle Hawk
The Saddle Hawk
0
The Flaming Frontier
The Flaming Frontier
6
Taming the West
Taming the West
0
The Spirit of the West
The Spirit of the West
0
The Prairie King
The Prairie King
0
Trigger Law
Trigger Law
0
The Utah Kid
The Utah Kid
0
The Texas Streak
The Texas Streak
0
Swifty
Swifty
0
Spook Ranch
Spook Ranch
0
The Marshal's Daughter
The Marshal's Daughter
2.7
The Man from Texas
The Man from Texas
5
Powdersmoke Range
Powdersmoke Range
0
The Gay Buckaroo
The Gay Buckaroo
0
Sonora Stagecoach
Sonora Stagecoach
5
We're switching to Hollywood
We're switching to Hollywood
4.8
Feud of the West
Feud of the West
0
The Soul Herder
The Soul Herder
4.5
Cheyenne's Pal
Cheyenne's Pal
4.5
The Secret Man
The Secret Man
5
A Marked Man
A Marked Man
4.5
Action
Action
4
The Fighting Brothers
The Fighting Brothers
4
The Rustlers
The Rustlers
4
Gun Law
Gun Law
5
The Gun Packer
The Gun Packer
5
Headin' South
Headin' South
0
The Long, Long Trail
The Long, Long Trail
4
Arizona Sweepstakes
Arizona Sweepstakes
0
Roaring Ranch
Roaring Ranch
0
Hello, 'Frisco
5
Red Courage
Red Courage
0
The Thrill Chaser
The Thrill Chaser
5
King of the Rodeo
King of the Rodeo
0
The Rawhide Kid
The Rawhide Kid
0
The Man in the Saddle
The Man in the Saddle
0
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