The Bearcat is a 1922 American silent Western film, now considered lost.[1] It is directed by Edward Sedgwick and features Hoot Gibson.[2]

The Bearcat
Film poster
Directed by	Edward Sedgwick
Written by	F. R. Buckley George Hively
Starring	Hoot Gibson
Cinematography	Charles E. Kaufman
Distributed by	Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Release date	April 3, 1922 (1922-04-03)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

As described in a film magazine,[3] The Singin' Kid (Gibson) rides into town after a brief sojourn south of the border where he had been hiding because of an unjust charge. While employed as a "runner" on a ranch where he discovers a plot to mulct his employer. He frustrates the plan, exposes a trick that attempted to railroad him into jail, and discloses the worthlessness of Archer Aitken (Buckley), lover of the ranch owner's daughter Alys May (Rich).

Cast

• Hoot Gibson as The Singin' Kid
• Lillian Rich as Alys May
• Charles K. French as Sheriff Bill Garfield (credited as Charles French)
• Joe Harris as Doc Henderson
• Alfred Hollingsworth as John P. May
• Harold Goodwin as Peter May
• William Buckley as Archer Aitken
• Fontaine La Rue as Mary Lang
• James Alamo as Henry
• J.J. Allen as Jake Hensen
• Stanley Fitz as Cut Face
• Joe De La Cruz as One Eye
• Sam Polo as Pining Willis

See also

• List of American films of 1922
• Hoot Gibson filmography

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Bearcat.

• The Bearcat at IMDb
• The Bearcat at AllMovie