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A Broadway Cowboy is a 1920 American silent Western film directed by Joseph Franz and starring William Desmond. It was distributed by Pathé Exchange.[1]

A Broadway Cowboy
Directed by	Joseph Franz
Written by	George H. Plympton
Based on	The Man from Make Believe by Byron Morgan
Produced by	Jesse D. Hampton
Starring	William Desmond
Cinematography	Harry Gerstad
Distributed by	Pathé Exchange
Release date	July 4, 1920 (1920-07-04)
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[2] Betty Jordan (Francisco), daughter of a Montana banker, is in the East attending boarding school and falls desperately in love with Burke Randolph (Desmond), a matinee idol, who performs valiant deeds behind the footlights each night in the title role of an old-fashioned melodrama, The Western Knight.

She is expelled from school after Burke treats a chaperon rather roughly during an automobile ride. When Betty returns home to Montana, Sheriff Pat McGann (Delmar), who is in love with her, finds a picture she has of Burke in his cowboy suit, and in a fit of jealousy sends copies of it out to the other neighboring sheriffs with the request that Burke be arrested on sight.

When his show hits a small western town, Burke is arrested. He manages to escape, and in a series of exciting incidents accidentally captures four desperadoes who in the prior night had robbed Betty's father's bank. Burke is proclaimed as a hero and wins Betty as his bride.

Cast

Preservation status

• The film is preserved at Filmmuseum Nederlands (EYE Institut).[3]

References

External links

• A Broadway Cowboy at IMDb
• A Broadway Cowboy at AllMovie
• Lantern slide

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