The Arizona Sweepstakes is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.Progressive Silent Film List: The Arizona Sweepstakes at silentera.com
Plot As described in a film magazine review, the film follows a cowboy who goes to a city, becomes embroiled in several gang fights, and narrowly escapes prison after being falsely accused of manslaughter. He escapes and hurries home to enter a horse race on the outcome of which, he learns, depends the financial future of the man whose daughter he loves. A detective arrives to arrest him, but he evades capture and rides to victory in the race.
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Preservation With no prints of The Arizona Sweepstakes located in any film archives, it is a lost film.
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