The Desert Trail
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| The Desert Trail | |
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 Original theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Cullen Lewis |
| Produced by | Paul Malvern |
| Written by | Lindsley Parsons |
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| Cinematography | Archie Stout |
| Editing by | Carl Pierson |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures Corporation |
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| Running time | 54 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $27,500 |
The Desert Trail is a 1935 Western film starring John Wayne and directed by Cullin Lewis. The movie also features Eddy Chandler, Mary Kornman, and Paul Fix.
Plot
Rodeo star John Scott (John Wayne) and his gambler friend Kansas Charlie (Eddy Chandler) are wrongly accused of armed robbery at the Rattlesnake Gulch rodeo (with an admission price of $1) just after John Scott gets his rodeo prize money. The Rodeo Official is robbed and murdered by Pete (Paul Fix) a minute after Scott and Kansas Charlie leave. Pete then says he just saw John and his friend Kansas Charlie leaving the office. The two fugitives flee to another town where they assume new names. Meanwhile, Anne Whitaker makes a large deposit of rare Wisconsin silver at the depot, but Kansas Charlie intercepts this currency as a way to teach Pete about morality. But Pete arrives to point them out and they find themselves in jail. Pete's reluctant accomplice, knowing they are innocent, gets them out and they head after Pete to try to get a confession.
Cast
- John Wayne as John Scott, aka John Jones
- Mary Kornman as Anne Whitaker
- Paul Fix as Jim Whitmonlee
- Eddy Chandler as Kansas Charlie, aka Rev. Harry Smith
- Carmen Laroux as Juanita LaRoux (as Carmen LaRoux)
- Lafe McKee as Poker City Sheriff Lee Brown
- Al Ferguson as Pete, the drifter
- Henry Hall as Farnsworth (Rodeo Promoter)
External links
- The Desert Trail at the Internet Movie Database
- The Desert Trail is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
- The Desert Trail at AllRovi
- The Desert Trail at Rotten Tomatoes
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