Directed by:
Joseph KaneScreenplay:
Howard EstabrookCinematography:
Jack A. MartaComposer:
Walter ScharfCast:
John Wayne, Věra Ralston-Hrubá, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Ona Munson, Hugo Haas, Mike Mazurki, Paul Fix, Grant Withers, Robert Livingston, Pierre Watkin (more)VOD (1)
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John Wayne stars as John Devlin, a gambler who, with his new wife, Sandy (Vera Ralston), moves to North Dakota hoping to cash in on the land boom created by increasing railroad expansion. On their trip west, they meet two swindlers, Bender and Collins (Ward Bondand, Mike Mazurki) who have been pillaging farms and driving the farmers out of the territory. The two crooks steal John and Sandy's savings, a dangerous riverboat chase ensues, and the criminals make a clean getaway. In a desperate attempt to get back his savings and see justice prevail, Devlin joins the wheat farmers in a heated range battle against Bender, Collins and their gang. (official distributor synopsis)
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Nice, cute, and simply lovely for its time. John Wayne isn't yet the tough guy he would later become, but even as a romantic hero, he's quite good, especially when the whole film is light-hearted. It's enjoyable to watch, and since it's relatively short, it holds up quite well even today when people don't often watch black-and-white films.
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