{{short description|1925 silent Western film}} {{For|the historic Black cyclist |Major Taylor}} {{Use American English|date=September 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Black Cyclone | image = Guinn Williams and Christian Frank in Black Cyclone (1925).jpg | caption = Still photo featuring Christian Frank and Guinn Williams | director = Fred Jackman | producer = | starring = Guinn "Big Boy" Williams<br />Kathleen Collins<br />Rex the King of Wild Horses | cinematography = | distributor = Pathé Exchange | runtime = 57 minutes | released = {{film date|1925|5|8|df=yes}} | country = United States | language = Silent<br />English intertitles | budget = | gross = }} '''''Black Cyclone''''' is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Fred Jackman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a5484b4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512220613/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a5484b4|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2019|title=Black Cyclone|work=BFI}}</ref> The film stars Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Kathleen Collins, and Rex the King of Wild Horses. The film survives.<ref>[https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BlackCyclone1925.html ''Black Cyclone'' at silentera.com]</ref>
==Plot== As described in a film magazine review,<ref>{{citation|title=New Pictures: ''Black Cyclone''|journal=Exhibitors Herald|volume=21|issue=12|pages=60|date=June 13, 1925|url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald21unse/page/1659/mode/1up|access-date=April 3, 2022}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref> Rex, a wild horse of the plains, courts The Lady, an aristocratic mare, but loses her when they wander into the valley ruled by Joe Pangle and his herd of horses. After a fight with Pangle, Rex retreats.
Rex stumbles into a stream on his way back and becomes trapped in quicksand. He is rescued by Jim Lawson, who pulls him out of the water. That night, Rex repays the favor by driving off a pack of wolves that had attacked Lawson, and later, he fights a mountain lion to save the man's life.
Then, Pangle pursues Jane Logan, and Lawson chases after them on horseback. When Lawson's horse is shot, Rex allows him to mount. Rex assists Lawson once more, helping him defeat Pangle in the climactic fight. The Lady reunites with Rex, and Jane returns to Lawson.
==Cast== *Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Jim Lawson *Kathleen Collins as Jane Logan *Christian J. Frank as Joe Pangle *Noah Young as Cowboy (uncredited)
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==External links== {{commons category|Black Cyclone}} *{{IMDb title|0015627}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Black Cyclone}} Category:1925 films Category:1925 American films Category:1925 English-language films Category:1925 Western (genre) films Category:American black-and-white films Category:American silent feature films Category:American silent Western (genre) films Category:English-language Western (genre) films Category:Films directed by Fred Jackman Category:Pathé Exchange films Category:Surviving American silent films