Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1924)

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A cowpuncher acting as valet to a herd of shorthorns runs afoul of the law, but escapes by attending a fire in the city to which the train has taken him — and bedecking himself in a fireman's coat and helmet. He gets into the fire department and plays the boob — and the good points feature him taking a course of sprouts — such as jumping into the net and scaling a ladder. There is a silly romance tacked on — to permit the boob to register love with the battalion chief's daughter. But irrelevant episodes intrude which spoil the comedy hokum. For instance, there is much planting of crooked political work — with a clima.x showing the girl trapped in the home of the boss — a home which has been set on fire by the villain. The boob fireman rescues her from the flames. Hoot Gibson injects plenty of color into his work — but much of his work is spoiled by the half-baked melodrama. The \\'iiispered Name As the title suggests, this picture is concerned with blackmail. 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