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| Photoplay, April, 1924 |
The Fox Film Corporation needed a western star to back up Tom Mix. Buck Jones made a long series of movies for Fox. I imagine they tried to change his name to Charles to allow him to move into other movie genres. This item is the first sign I have seen that Fox was giving up on the name change. I find his smile in this photo a little disconcerting.
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| Motion Picture News, 05-April-1924 |
The Vagabond Trail, co-starring Marian Nixon, was directed by Wild Bill Wellman.
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| Motion Picture News, 19-April-1924 |
Buck's next film, The Circus Cowboy, gave him the chance to invite children to serve as extras in the audience. "Several thousand of the youngsters are said to have responded."
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| Motion Picture News, 05-April-1924 |
As with The Vagabond Trail, The Circus Cowboy co-starred Marian Nixon, and was directed by Wild Bill Wellman.
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| Motion Picture News, 19-April-1924 |
Speaking of circuses, this item claims that Buck was a "featured rider in the Wild West Show of the Ringling Brothers' Circus -- back in 1915." He and his wife were in a wild west show in 1915, but I don't know if it was part of the Ringling Brothers' Circus.
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