Boiling Point (1932) HOOT GIBSON

Stars: Hoot Gibson, Helen Foster, Wheeler Oakman Directors: George Melford TRIVIA: A pioneering cowboy star of silent films, Hoot Gibson (1892-1962) ranked second only to Tom Mix in box-office draw. He made the successful transition to “talkies” but when singing cowboys became the new rage, Gibson was regulated to B-westerns and by the 1950s, he faced financial ruin.