{"id":31396,"date":"2013-05-13T17:26:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T00:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31396"},"modified":"2023-09-16T09:44:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T16:44:42","slug":"tumbleweeds-1925","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31396","title":{"rendered":"Tumbleweeds (1925)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The only land I&#8217;ll settle down on will be under a tombstone.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Poster-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Poster-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Poster-88x128.jpg 88w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA rancher (William S. Hart) hoping to stake a claim in a land run and then marry his sweetheart (Barbara Bedford) is falsely accused by Bedford&#8217;s nefarious brother (Richard R. Neill) of being a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/topic\/sooner\">&#8216;sooner&#8217;<\/a>, and imprisoned just as the run is about to start; will he get out in time to claim his new property?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cowboys<\/li>\n<li>Falsely Accused<\/li>\n<li>Ranchers<\/li>\n<li>Settlers<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nStoic performer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csse.monash.edu.au\/~pringle\/silent\/ssotm\/Dec96\/\">William S. Hart<\/a> was among the most popular and beloved stars of the silent western era (he acted in no less than 75 films, and directed 53) &#8212; though most modern film fanatics are likely unfamiliar with his work or his presence. This title was the last film Hart made before retiring, and is generally considered one of the best in its genre; it&#8217;s based upon the classic western trope of ranchers versus settlers, but given added gravitas due to being situated within a specific historical time and place, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Land_Run_of_1893\">the 1893 Cherokee Strip Land Run in Oklahoma<\/a> (also immortalized on screen in both the <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5343\">1931<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5349\">1960<\/a> versions of Edna Ferber&#8217;s <em>Cimarron<\/em>). The film itself doesn&#8217;t offer many surprises &#8212; other than the fact that Hart&#8217;s character isn&#8217;t entirely pure and good (he&#8217;s not above breaking the law when necessary) &#8212; but it&#8217;s finely paced and directed, and short enough (at just 78 minutes) to hold one&#8217;s attention throughout. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Cinematography.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The impressive land run sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Land-Grab.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Land-Grab.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Land-Grab.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Land-Grab-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Tumbleweeds-Land-Grab-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, simply to see iconic western star William S. Hart in one of his better films. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Representative Film<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0016461\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/tumbleweeds-v51205\/review\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitallyobsessed.com\/displaylegacy.php?ID=3711\">Digitally Obsessed Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The only land I&#8217;ll settle down on will be under a tombstone.&#8221; Synopsis: A rancher (William S. Hart) hoping to stake a claim in a land run and then marry his sweetheart (Barbara Bedford) is falsely accused by Bedford&#8217;s nefarious brother (Richard R. Neill) of being a &#8216;sooner&#8217;, and imprisoned just as the run is about to start; will he get out in time to claim his new property? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cowboys Falsely Accused Ranchers Settlers Silent&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31396\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31396"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91642,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31396\/revisions\/91642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}