The Thundering Herd (1925 film)

The Thundering Herd
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Directed byWilliam K. Howard
Written byLucien Hubbard
Based onThe Thundering Herd
by Zane Grey
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLucien Andriot
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 1, 1925 (1925-03-01) (US)
Running time
70 minutes (7 reels)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Thundering Herd is a 1925 American silent Western film, now lost.[1][2] It is directed by William K. Howard and starring Jack Holt, Lois Wilson, Noah Beery, Sr. and Raymond Hatton. Based on Zane Grey's 1925 novel of the same name and written by Lucien Hubbard, the film is about a trader who uncovers a scheme to blame the Indians for a buffalo-herd massacre.[3][4] It was one of a series of critically and commercially successful Zane Grey westerns produced by Jesse Lasky and Adolph Zukor for Paramount Pictures.

  1. ^ "The Thundering Herd". February 2, 1925 – via memory.loc.gov.
  2. ^ "Lost Film Files - Paramount Pictures". www.silentsaregolden.com.
  3. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  4. ^ "Silent Era : Progressive Silent Film List". www.silentera.com.