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16/04/1921 Drama, Western 1h 17m
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Four thousand maddened steers in terrific stampede charge straight for the helpless girl. the Sky Pilot leaps to veer them, And they thunder right down on him!

Overview

Arthur Moore, a missionary preacher, attempts to fit into the cowboy community so he can set up a church in the local saloon. Gwen, daughter of the "Old Timer," is injured in a stampede and loses her ability to walk. Though rejected by the townsfolk, the preacher's wisdom and love are needed if the young girl is to be healed. Shot in 'Vidor Village', Vidor's ill-fated studio property in California's High Sierra.

  1. King Vidor

    Director

  2. John McDermott

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. John Bowers

    The Sky Pilot

  2. Colleen Moore

    Gwen

  3. Harry Todd

    The Old Timer

  4. James Corrigan

    Honorable Ashley

  5. Kathleen Kirkham

    Lady Charlotte

  6. Donald MacDonald

    The Duke

  7. David Butler

    Bill Hendricks

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-06
John Bowers is the eponymous gent (a sort of travelling preacher) who rather naively alights at a small saloon "The Stopping Place" in the Canadian Rockies, intent on bringing God to this community. He hooks up with local "Hendricks" (David Butler) who helps him arrange his first sermon - so he can get a bit of a rise from the visitor. That all ends up in quite a fun exposition of fisticuffs before the "Pilot" is unceremoniously driven from town. He is followed by his erstwhile pal, though, and they reconcile - soon becoming as thick as thieves, and begin to work together on the ranch of "the ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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