The Arizona Sweepstakes

The Arizona Sweepstakes
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Directed by	Clifford Smith
Written by	Isadore Bernstein
Based on	a story by Charles Logue
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Hoot Gibson
Cinematography	Harry Neuman
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	January 10, 1926 (1926-01-10)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Arizona Sweepstakes is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.^[1][2]

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] the film follows a cowboy who goes to a city, becomes embroiled in several gang fights, and narrowly escapes prison after being falsely accused of manslaughter. He escapes and hurries home to enter a horse race on the outcome of which, he learns, depends the financial future of the man whose daughter he loves. A detective arrives to arrest him, but he evades capture and rides to victory in the race.

With no prints of The Arizona Sweepstakes located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.

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