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Can Dare Rudd prove he is responsible enough to win the heart of Judy and also outwit the crooked saloon owner?Can Dare Rudd prove he is responsible enough to win the heart of Judy and also outwit the crooked saloon owner?Can Dare Rudd prove he is responsible enough to win the heart of Judy and also outwit the crooked saloon owner?
Johnny Mack Brown
- Tom Fillmore
- (as John Mack Brown)
Johnny Boyle
- Sam
- (uncredited)
James Craig
- Brady
- (uncredited)
Jack Daley
- Card Player
- (uncredited)
Earl Dwire
- Cowhand
- (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
- Bartender #1
- (uncredited)
Jack Kennedy
- Sheriff Pete Starr
- (uncredited)
Nick Lukats
- Jim Fallon
- (uncredited)
Art Mix
- Trail Hand
- (uncredited)
Vester Pegg
- Bartender #2
- (uncredited)
Lee Prather
- Lightning Rod Salesman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDue to a studio clerical error, Alan Ladd was credited for an appearance in this film as an "Inspector". He does not, in fact, appear in it and there is no "Inspector" involved in the story. However, his name is included in 13th position in the credited cast published by Weekly Variety 16 March 1938, and this information was erroneously picked up by the American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1931-1939. By the time it was re-released, Ladd had become a prominent and popular player, so his name was likewise prominently displayed, often receiving equal billing right along with John Wayne, not only on all the re-titled advertising material, but also in most television program schedules once telecasts began.
- GoofsAs Tom tells Lyn that Dare is the new manager, the portrait of George Washington on the wall behind, appears and disappears between shots.
- Quotes
Tom Fillmore: Why don't you get married and settle down? Why, you're running around like a maverick without a brand on.
Dare Rudd: Well, I don't like branding. It hurts in the wrong place.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial (1996)
- SoundtracksRed River Valley
(uncredited)
Traditional
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HELL TOWN (Charles Barton, 1937) **
This one’s slightly better than Texas TERROR, mainly because it features a better-than-average cast – apart from Wayne, of course, there’s Johnny “Mack” Brown as The Duke’s cousin/boss, Marsha Hunt (later co-star of the classic Anthony Mann noir RAW DEAL [1948]) as the girl who comes between them, Lucien Littlefield as Wayne’s sidekick/conscience, and Monte Blue as the villainous (but ostensibly respectable) leader of a gang of cattle rustlers.
Based on a Zane Grey novel, the film was originally released as BORN TO THE WEST – but this got changed on its re-issue to the more vivid HELL TOWN; interestingly, Wayne’s leadership of a cattle drive here anticipates Howard Hawks’ Western masterpiece RED RIVER (1948), in which he gave one of his finest performances.
Again, the film runs for less than one hour while involving standard excitements – a saloon brawl, various cattlemen-vs.-rustlers clashes, a marathon poker game erupting into violence, etc. – and familiar embellishments, such as comedy relief and romance (except that lovely young Hunt makes for a much more interesting partner for the Duke than the wooden Lucille Browne of Texas TERROR). All in all, though, the film remains strictly a potboiler.
Based on a Zane Grey novel, the film was originally released as BORN TO THE WEST – but this got changed on its re-issue to the more vivid HELL TOWN; interestingly, Wayne’s leadership of a cattle drive here anticipates Howard Hawks’ Western masterpiece RED RIVER (1948), in which he gave one of his finest performances.
Again, the film runs for less than one hour while involving standard excitements – a saloon brawl, various cattlemen-vs.-rustlers clashes, a marathon poker game erupting into violence, etc. – and familiar embellishments, such as comedy relief and romance (except that lovely young Hunt makes for a much more interesting partner for the Duke than the wooden Lucille Browne of Texas TERROR). All in all, though, the film remains strictly a potboiler.
- Bunuel1976
- May 25, 2007
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- Runtime49 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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