Flashing Steeds

Flashing Steeds is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Horace B. Carpenter and starring Bill Patton, Dorothy Donald, and Merrill McCormick.^[1]

Flashing Steeds
Directed by	Horace B. Carpenter
Written by	Horace B. Carpenter
Produced by	George R. Batcheller
Starring	Bill Patton Dorothy Donald Merrill McCormick
Cinematography	Paul H. Allen
Production company	Chesterfield Pictures
Distributed by	Chesterfield Pictures
Release date	October 1, 1925 (1925-10-01) (U.S.)
Running time	57 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[2] Bill Swift goes to work on Captain Randall's ranch, and finds that he is in love with Randall's daughter Helen. Randall, a former sailor, possesses a valuable black pearl. Lord and Lady Rathburne visit the ranch. They are really international thieves, working with confederates to obtain the Randall pearl. Bill gains the crook's confidence and thus is able to thwart their scheme. He finally rounds up the gang, reveals that he is a government agent, and marries Helen.

Cast

• Bill Patton as Bill Swift
• Dorothy Donald as Helen Randall
• Merrill McCormick as Lord Algernon Rathburne
• Ethel Childers as Lady Rathburne
• Alfred Hewston as 'Shorty' Travers
• Dick La Reno as Captain Randall
• Harry O'Connoras Joe Stern
• Pat Patton as One Lung, the cook