The Big Hop

This article is about the 1928 film. For the first transatlantic flight, see Transatlantic flight of Alcock and Brown.

The Big Hop
Directed by	James W. Horne
Written by	J.B. Mack Donn McElwaine
Produced by	Murray W. Garsson Buck Jones
Starring	Buck Jones Jobyna Ralston Ernest Hilliard
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Edited by	Donn McElwaine
Production company	Buck Jones Productions
Release date	August 31, 1928 (1928-08-31)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Big Hop is a 1928 American silent Western film directed by James W. Horne and starring Buck Jones, Jobyna Ralston and Ernest Hilliard.

Synopsis

A ranch hand takes up aviation and participates in an air race to Honolulu. He faces off against a villainous rival for the woman he loves.

Cast

• Buck Jones as Buck Bronson
• Jobyna Ralston as June Halloway
• Ernest Hilliard as Ben Barnett
• Charles K. French as Buck Bronson's Father
• Charles Clary as June Halloway's Father
• Duke R. Lee as Ranch Foreman
• Edward Hearn as Pilot
• Jack Dill as Mechanic

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998. ISBN 978-0-913204-36-8
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5

External links

• The Big Hop at IMDb