Blinky is a 1923 American silent Western comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson and Esther Ralston.
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Plot
Geoffrey "Blinky" Islip is forced to join the United States Cavalry by his father Colonel "Raw Meat" Islip. Although Islip is ridiculed and hazed on assignment to the Mexico–United States border, he uses his skills learned from Boy Scouts to rescue his commanding officer Major Kileen's daughter Mary Lou from kidnappers.
Cast
Hoot Gibson as Geoffrey Arbuthnot Islip (Blinky)
Esther Ralston as Mary Lou Kileen
Mathilde Brundage as Mrs. Islip
DeWitt Jennings as Colonel "Raw Meat" Islip
Elinor Field as Priscilla Islip
D.R.O. Hatswell as Bertrand Van Dusen
Charles K. French as Major Kileen
John Judd as Husk Barton
W. E. Lawrence as Lieutenant Rawkins (credited as William E. Lawrence)
Production
The film was shot at Universal City Studios and Imperial Beach, California. Real-life cavalrymen from Camp Hearne were used as extras. Sedgewick broke his leg during the production.
Preservation
With no prints of Blinky located in any film archives, it is a lost film.