Wagon Trail

1935 film
  • April 9, 1935 (1935-04-09)
Running time
55 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Wagon Trail is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger and Edward Norris. It was produced as an independent second feature in Hollywood's Poverty Row.[1] It was re-released by Astor Pictures in 1948.

Plot

Clay Hartley Jr., the son of the town's sheriff, gets trapped in gambling debts by his future father-in-law, Collins. Collins coerces Junior to act as a lookout for a stagecoach robbery where a deputy sheriff is killed; the only one caught is Clay Junior. Clay Senior loses his badge and takes the opportunity to deal out harsh justice.

Cast

  • Harry Carey as Sheriff Clay Hartley
  • Gertrude Messinger as Joan Collins
  • Edward Norris as Clay Hartley, Jr.
  • Roger Williams as Mark Collins
  • Earl Dwire as Deputy Joe Larkin
  • Chuck Morrison as Deputy Chuck
  • John Elliott as Judge
  • Chief Thundercloud as Henchman
  • Lew Meehan as Henchman
  • Barney Beasley as Henchman
  • Tex Palmer as Henchman

References

  1. ^ Pitts p.16

Bibliography

  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

  • Wagon Trail at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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