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Summary View of Movie Name Occurs Before Title Offscreen Credit Print Viewed By AFI The Duke of Chimney Butte Director: Frank Borzage (Dir) Release Date:   4 Dec 1921 Print this page Display Movie Detail Cast: Fred Stone  (Jeremeah Lambert)   Vola Vale  (Vesta Philbrook)   Josie Sedgwick  (Grace Kerr)   Summary: While trying to sell a mechanical contrivance that peels potatoes, opens cans, pulls nails, etc., young Lambert stumbles on a band of cowboys at supper on a cattle ranch. He quickly wins their admiration by his valorous feats and becomes one of their leaders, revealing himself as an expert horseman. He obtains a job as aide and protector of Vesta Philbrook, who is trying to manage a ranch despite the constant raids of cattle rustlers. "The Duke," however, launches a campaign against the cattle thieves, and in a series of hair-raising adventures, with the aid of his friend Taters, he breaks up the gang and kills the leaders, headed by Kerr, then captures the love of Vesta.  Distribution Company: R-C Pictures Production Company: Fred Stone Productions Director: Frank Borzage (Dir) Producer: Andrew J. Callaghan (Prod) Writer: Marian Ainslee (Scen) Subject Major: Cowboys   Peddlers and peddling   Ranches   Rustlers Display Movie Detail

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