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
Featured review
Wanna Buy a Lightning Rod?
*This review is based on the re-release of the film under the title, Hell Town*
Drifter Dare and his friend Dink travel to Wyoming to see Dare's cousin, Tom Fillmore, banker and president of the cattleman's association. A large number of herd are being rustled in the area, headed by saloon and casino owner Bart Hammond. Tom gives Dare a chance to earn an honest living (Dare bills himself as the greatest poker player west of the Mississippi, while Dink sells lightning rods as part of a payment scam) by working on his next cattle drive. Dare accepts, mostly to impress Tom's sweetheart Judy. After failing to lure Dare into working for him, Hammond has a few of his men sent to sabotage the trail drive, including herd boss Lyn (who lost his job to Dare, and regulated to a hand working the drive). When that fails, Hammond, along with card shark Brady, lures Dare into a crooked poker game, getting the money that Dare earned for the drive. Will Dare leave the game before its too late, or will Tom have to bail his cousin out of this jam somehow? Very good movie, with an excellent cast. Wayne seems to carry most of the film, seeming odd that Brown was an established B western draw, and he could have gotten more scenes in the film. Same goes for Monte Blue who just seemed to pop in and out as the villain Hammond. A bit too much of stock footage for me, but there are plenty of good scenes, and the poker game at the end is on heck of a scene, with plenty of suspense. Rating, based on B-westerns, 9.
Drifter Dare and his friend Dink travel to Wyoming to see Dare's cousin, Tom Fillmore, banker and president of the cattleman's association. A large number of herd are being rustled in the area, headed by saloon and casino owner Bart Hammond. Tom gives Dare a chance to earn an honest living (Dare bills himself as the greatest poker player west of the Mississippi, while Dink sells lightning rods as part of a payment scam) by working on his next cattle drive. Dare accepts, mostly to impress Tom's sweetheart Judy. After failing to lure Dare into working for him, Hammond has a few of his men sent to sabotage the trail drive, including herd boss Lyn (who lost his job to Dare, and regulated to a hand working the drive). When that fails, Hammond, along with card shark Brady, lures Dare into a crooked poker game, getting the money that Dare earned for the drive. Will Dare leave the game before its too late, or will Tom have to bail his cousin out of this jam somehow? Very good movie, with an excellent cast. Wayne seems to carry most of the film, seeming odd that Brown was an established B western draw, and he could have gotten more scenes in the film. Same goes for Monte Blue who just seemed to pop in and out as the villain Hammond. A bit too much of stock footage for me, but there are plenty of good scenes, and the poker game at the end is on heck of a scene, with plenty of suspense. Rating, based on B-westerns, 9.
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- Oct 13, 2004
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- Runtime49 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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