40-Horse Hawkins is a lost[1] 1924 American silent Western comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Hoot Gibson.

[2][3] Luke Hawkins (Hoot Gibson), a Jack-of-all-trades and resident of the western town of Lariat.

An old fashioned theatrical troupe visits the town, and Luke falls in love with its leading lady, Mary Darling (Anne Cornwall).

Just as the play is about to flop, Luke's rush to take her in his arms turns the show into a hit.

The Luke Hawkins character is typical of the Western country boy "fish out of water" tale when he finds himself in the city-of-cities, New York.