A cowboy trades his spurs for a press pass and chaos ensues. Yeehaw journalism!
At the urging of Mary Wilson, his schoolteacher sweetheart, Buck Hayden becomes a reporter for the local newspaper.
Stunts
Pre-CGI horse spills that'll make you gasp.
Costume
Absurd ten-gallon hats, no notes.
Director
Del Andrews
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bob Custer was a real rodeo champ before Hollywood, so those horse stunts? All him.
1926 saw dozens of 'reporter Westerns' as newspapers were peak pop culture—this rode that wave hard.
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