BUCK JONES JOBYNA RALSTON WESTERN ORIG. 1928 THE BIG HOP SILENT FILM AD POSTER

Description: THIS IS AN ORIGINAL, EXTREMELY RARE, 1928 SILENT FILM, AD / POSTER (8.75" X 12"), FOR "THE BIG HOP" STARRING BUCK JONES, TAKEN FROM A SILENT FILM PUBLICATION OF THE PERIOD, SENT TO THEATER OWNERS TO PROMOTE FILMS. THERE ARE NO ORIGINAL POSTERS, LOBBY CARDS, ETC. AVAILABLE FOR SALE, FOR THIS SILENT FILM, ANYWHERE THAT I CAN FIND, NOW, OR IN THE PAST (EXCEPT FOR 4 ONE SHEET POSTERS RANGING IN PRICE FROM $720.00 - $2,868.00, SOLD IN 2009, 2014, 2018 AND 2022). THIS IS LITERALLY THE ONLY ORIGINAL ITEM OF THESE FILMS FOR SALE ANYWHERE NOW. ALMOST NO WEAR TO THIS ITEM, VERY GOOD CONDITION, SEE PHOTO. SEE 1-2 BELOW: 1. Buck Jones (born Charles Frederick Gebhart; December 12, 1891 – November 30, 1942) was an American actor, known for his work in many popular Western movies. In his early film appearances, he was credited as Charles Jones. Following his military service he began working as a cowboy on the 101 Ranch near Bliss, Oklahoma. While attending equestrian shows he met Odille "Dell" Osborne, who rode horses professionally. The two became involved and married in 1915. Both had very little money, so the producers of a Wild West Show they were working on at the time offered to allow them to marry in an actual show performance, in public, which they accepted.While in Los Angeles, and with his wife pregnant, Jones decided to leave the cowboy life behind and get a job in the film industry. He was hired by Universal Pictures for $5 per day as a bit player and stuntman. He later worked for Canyon Pictures, and then Fox Film Corporation, eventually earning $40 per week as a stuntman. With Fox his salary increased to $150 per week, and company owner William Fox decided to use him as a backup to Tom Mix. This led to his first starring role, The Last Straw, released in 1920.In 1925 Jones made three films with a very young Carole Lombard. He had more than 160 film credits to his name by this time and had joined Hoot Gibson, Tom Mix, and Ken Maynard as the top cowboy actors of the day. By 1928 he formed his own production company, but his independently produced film The Big Hop (a non-Western) failed. He then organized a touring Wild West show, with himself as a featured attraction, but this expensive venture also failed due to the faltering economy of late 1929.With the new talking pictures replacing silent films as a national pastime, Westerns fell out of favor—recording soundtracks outdoors was not yet perfected. The major studios weren't interested in hiring Buck Jones. In 1930 he signed with producer Sol Lesser to star in Westerns for $300 a week, a fraction of his top salary in the silent-film days. His voice—a rugged baritone—recorded well and the films were released by then-minor-league Columbia Pictures. They were very successful, re-establishing Buck Jones as a major movie name. During the 1930s he starred in Western features and serials for Columbia and Universal Pictures. 2. The Big Hop is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by James W. Horne and starring Buck Jones, Jobyna Ralston and Ernest Hilliard. A ranch hand takes up aviation and participates in an air race to Honolulu. He faces off against a villainous rival for the woman he loves. CAST: Buck Jones as Buck BronsonJobyna Ralston as June HallowayErnest Hilliard as Ben BarnettCharles K. French as Buck Bronson's FatherCharles Clary as June Halloway's FatherDuke R. Lee as Ranch ForemanEdward Hearn as PilotJack Dill as Mechanic

Price: 59.95 USD

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

End Time: 2025-01-21T04:17:48.000Z

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