Heroes of the West (1932)

Efforts to build a transcontinental railroad are resisted by crooks and Indians on the warpath.

Director:

Ray Taylor

Writers:

Peter B. Kyne (novel), Basil Dickey (continuity),

Stars:

Noah Beery Jr., Julie Bishop, Onslow Stevens

Cast

Cast overview:
Noah Beery Jr.	...	Noah Blaine
Julie Bishop	...	Ann Blaine (as Diane Duval)
Onslow Stevens	...	Tom Crosby
William Desmond	...	John Blaine
Martha Mattox	...	Aunt Martha
Philo McCullough	...	Rance Judd
Harry Tenbrook	...	Butch Gore
Frank Lackteen	...	Buckskin Joe
Edmund Cobb	...	Bart Eaton
Jules Cowles	...	Missouri
Francis Ford	...	Cavalry Captain
Chief Thunderbird	...	Chief Thunder Bird

Storyline

John Blaine wins a contract to build a section of the Transcontinental Railroad. With his daughter Ann and his eighteen-year-old son, Noah, Blaine establishes his construction camp in the heart of Wyoming, on the border of hostile Indian territory. Forces led by Rance Judd, Bart Eaton, and the renegade Buckskin Joe, unite to stop Blaine from completing the job on time. But with the leadership of construction engineer Tom Crosby and young Noah, the hardships of railroad pioneering are overcome.

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Plot Keywords:

railroad | construction | engineer | wyoming | henchman | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Mystery | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 June 1932 (USA)

Also Known As:

Thanatifora veli

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

225 min 225 min (12 chapters)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chapter Titles:

• 1. Blazing the Trail
• 2. The Red Peril
• 3. The Avalanche
• 4. A Shot from the Dark
• 5. The Hold-Up
• 6. Capturd by the Indians
• 7. Flaming Arrows
• 8. Frontier Justice
• 9. The Iron Master
• 10.Thundering Death
• 11.Thundering Hoofs
• 12.End of the Trail

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Connections

Edited into Border Wolves (1938)

User Reviews

Universal synopsis

John Blaine (William Desmond) wins a contract to build a section of the Transcontinental Railroad. With his daughter Ann(Julie Bishop as Diane Duval) and his eighteen-year-old son, Noah (Noah Beery, Jr.), Blaine establishes his construction camp in the heart of Wyoming, on the border of hostile Indian territory.

Forces led by Rance Judd (Philo McCullough), Bart Eaton (Edmund Cobb)and the renegade Buckskin Joe (Frank Lackteen)unite to stop Blaine from completing the job on time. But with the leadership of construction engineer Tom Crosby (Onslow Stevens) and young Noah, the hardships of railroad pioneering are overcome.