The Thundering Herd (1925 film)
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| The Thundering Herd | |
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| Directed by | William K. Howard |
| Written by | Lucien Hubbard |
| Starring | Jack Holt Lois Wilson Noah Beery Raymond Hatton Charles Ogle Tim McCoy |
| Cinematography | Lucien N. Andriot |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  March 1, 1925 December 6, 1926 |
| Running time | 70 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
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The Thundering Herd is a 1925 black-and-white Western film featuring Jack Holt, Lois Wilson, Noah Beery, Raymond Hatton, Charles Ogle (the original 1910 Frankenstein), and Tim McCoy. The movie was written by Lucien Hubbard from the Zane Grey novel and directed by William K. Howard.
[edit] Cast
- Jack Holt as Tom Doan
- Lois Wilson as Milly Fayre
- Noah Beery as Randall Jett
- Raymond Hatton as Jude Pilchuk
- Charles Ogle as Clark Hudnall
- Tim McCoy as Burn Hudnall
[edit] Trivia
- Jack Holt was the father of cowboy actor Tim Holt.
- Charles Ogle played the original screen Frankenstein's monster in Thomas Edison's 1910 version of Frankenstein, predating the Boris Karloff interpretation by more than two decades.
- The Thundering Herd was remade for a 1931 sound version with some of the cast (Beery and Hatton) playing the same parts but Randolph Scott playing Jack Holt's role.
- Noah Beery was the half-brother of screen legend Wallace Beery and father of Noah Beery, Jr. ("Rocky" in the 1970s television series The Rockford Files).
- Raymond Hatton was making a series of comedies as half of an unofficial comedy team with Noah Beery's brother Wallace Beery during this period.
