Paradise Canyon

Paradise Canyon
Paradise Canyon
	Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Carl L. Pierson
Written by	Lindsley Parsons; Robert Emmett;
Produced by	Paul Malvern
Starring	John Wayne
Cinematography	Archie Stout
Edited by	Jerry Roberts
Music by	Billy Barber (colorized version)
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures Corporation
Release date	July 20, 1935;
Running time	52 minutes
Language	English

Paradise Canyon is a 1935 Western film starring John Wayne, directed by Carl L. Pierson. The film was Wayne's final Monogram Pictures/Lone Star Production Western. The film was released years later in a colorized version on home video/dvd under the title Guns Along the Trail.^[1]

Plot edit

John Wyatt is a government agent sent to smash a counterfeiting operation near the Mexican border. Joining Doc Carter's medicine show, they arrive in the town where Curly Joe, who once framed Carter, resides. Learning that Curly Joe is the counterfeiter, Wyatt goes after the man himself.

Cast edit

John Wayne as John Wyatt
Marion Burns as Linda Carter aka Princess Natasha
Reed Howes as Henchman Red
Earle Hodgins as Doc Carter
Gino Corrado as Rurales Captain
Yakima Canutt as Curly Joe Gale
Gordon Clifford as Mike – singer, Texas Two
Perry Murdock as Ike – singer, Texas Two
Earl Dwire (uncredited) as the second Sheriff

Colorization edit

In 2008, Legend Films colorized and renamed the film as Guns Along The Trail, for a DVD collection that features several other "Poverty Row" era John Wayne films.^[2]