BLACK CYCLONE
starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses
PHOTOPLAY
August, 1925
Here is a picture that is so decidedly different that you can't afford to miss it. No doubt you recall the marvelous performance given by Rex, the horse, in his previous picture, "Rex, the King of the Wild Horses." In this, his acting outshines his previous effort and becomes one of the outstanding performances of the year. One sits spellbound at the remarkable acting of this dumb animal and can't help compare it with some of the terrible work done by human actors. Rex is not the only actor to reap a harvest in this picture. There are two other horses who come in for some of the honors. Lady, who is Rex's sweetheart and The Killer, who tries to steal The Lady from Rex. Wait until you see them make love! And fight! Thrills! Good clean entertainment for the whole family.
BLACK CYCLONE
starring Rex, the King of the Wild Horses
MOTION PICTURE CLASSIC
August, 1925
I want to hail Hal Roach's presentation of that remarkable horse, Rex (remember him in "The King of the Wild Horses?) in "Black Cyclone" (Pathé). Roach gets more spontaneous acting out of his equine cast than most directors get out of a squad of humans.
The only thing I have against "The Black Cyclone" is that it is cast in the general movie mold. Rex loves a beautiful horse, the Lady, who is pursued by the villain, the Killer. He triumphs like the hero of every other film - and gets the Lady. There is a slight story of some humans in the "Black Cyclone," but it hardly counts. The magnificent panoramas of the West, and the galloping principals with their fine animal abandon, make this production really unique.