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Editorial Reviews

Black Stallion (1939) formerly known as "King of the Sierras" An unusual film in that it was comprised of new film footage tacked onto an original film produced by M. H. Hoffman Sr. and Jr.,and never released because of the collapse and merger of the Hoffman's Liberty Company into the newly-formed Republic operation in mid-1935, and consequently has two different sets of actors and production crew members. The "Hoffman" group was made up of director Arthur Rosson, writers Frank Gay and W. Scott Darling, editor Dan Milner, assistant director Milton Brown, noted animal trainer Jack Lindell and actors Frank Campeau, Wally Albright, Edward Peil Sr. and Morgan Brown. It was filmed in the vicinity of Fredonia,Arizona and this group in no way functioned as a 2nd unit. They were making their own film. The film went unreleased, and George A. Hirliman took it over for his Condor Productions unit at Grand National, and shot additional footage directed by Samuel Diege with Jack Greenhalgh on camera, Carl Pierson editing, two songs from Lew Porter, and Arthur Hoerl and Paul Franklin writing additional dialoge for the "Hirliman" flash-back cast of Hobart Bosworth, Harry Harvey and his son Harry Harvey, Jr. The Hoffman group was in Arizona where a group of ranchers had appealed to the Department of the Interior for relief against the great herds of wild mustangs that roamed the range, The U.S. government undertook the task of rounding up nearly 3000 wild mustangs using airplanes, mounted cowboys and reflectors. Frank Gay wrote a wild horse story built around this impending roundup, a rancher's son and a crusty old timer , and Jack Lindell had work for his stable of trained horses, including Rex, King of the Wild Horses and Sheik, the New Wonder Horse who are the only credited "names" on the posters and advertising. Director: Samuel Diege, Arthur Rosson Producer: George A. Hirliman, M.H. Hoffman Production Company: Condor Productions Audio/Visual: sound, b&w Run time: 53:25