Three Jumps Ahead
MovieTitle | Three Jumps Ahead |
User score | 5 |
Release date | Mar 25, 1923 |
Genre | Western |
Director | John Ford |
Production country | United States of America |
Production companies | Fox Film Corporation |
Run time | 50 min. |
John Ford both directed and wrote the story (based on his published work The Hostage), a typical western romance in which Mix falls for the daughter of an imperiled rancher. This above-average Tom Mix western contains one of the star's more spectacular stunts -- a jump on horseback across the 20-foot Beale's Cut. Truth be told, the star, who frequently did his own stunt work, was forced to use a double this time