Vintage original 8 x 10 in. US single-weight glossy photograph from the 1920's political corruption-themed western, HOOK AND LADDER, released in 1924 by Universal Pictures and directed by Edward Sedgwick.
 
The image features an exterior shot of cowboy Ace Cooper (Hoot Gibson) standing on top of the caboose of a moving train as he looks at someone off-camera while the tracks recede into the background into the rolling western hills. It is in fine+ condition.
 
*"Hook and Ladder is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Edward Sedgwick and featuring Hoot Gibson."
*(source: Wikipedia)
 
*"Cowboy Ace Cooper (Hoot Gibson), to avoid arrest, becomes a fireman, falls in love with the chief's daughter, Sally Drennan (Mildred June), and wins her in spite of the efforts of a crooked politician to separate them--efforts which climax in a fire from which Ace saves Sally."
*(source: IMDb)
 
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