Soft Boiled
Still with Billie Dove and Tom Mix
Directed byJohn G. Blystone
Screenplay byJohn G. Blystone
Story byJohn G. Blystone
Eddie Moran
StarringTom Mix
Billie Dove
Joseph W. Girard
Lee Shumway
Tom Wilson
Frank Beal
CinematographyDaniel B. Clark
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • August 26, 1923 (1923-08-26)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Soft Boiled is a 1923 American silent comedy Western film written and directed by John G. Blystone. The film stars Tom Mix, Billie Dove, Joseph W. Girard, Lee Shumway, Tom Wilson, and Frank Beal. The film was released on August 26, 1923, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3]

Plot

Tom Steele (Tom Mix) and his uncle John Steele (Frank Beal) both suffer from a short temper. Tom has worked to control his temper. John tests him to see if he has been successful by betting Tom he can't go a month without losing his temper.

Tom is successful, but after words destroys everything in sight because of the insults to his sweetheart (Billie Dove) during the bet.[4][5]

Cast

Preservation

A complete copy of Soft Boiled is located at the George Eastman Museum.[6]

References

  1. "Soft Boiled (1923) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  2. Hans J. Wollstein. "Soft Boiled (1923) - John G. Blystone". AllMovie. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  3. "Soft Boiled". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  4. Institute, American Film (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 741. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5.
  5. Pitts, Michael R. (December 13, 2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-4766-0090-1.
  6. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Soft Boiled
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