The Last Frontier (1932)

A frontier newspaper editor Kirby battles outlaw Tiger Morris who is causing indian uprisings to drive away settlers so that he will can claim a gold deposit as his own. With the help of ... See full summary »

Directors:

Spencer Gordon Bennet, Thomas Storey

Writers:

George H. Plympton (screenplay), Robert F. Hill (dialogue),

Stars:

Lon Chaney Jr., Dorothy Gulliver, Ralph Bushman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lon Chaney Jr.	...	Tom Kirby, aka The Black Ghost (as Creighton Chaney)
Dorothy Gulliver	...	Betty Halliday
Ralph Bushman	...	Jeff Maitland (as Francis X. Bushman Jr.)
William Desmond	...	General Custer [Ch .1]
Joe Bonomo	...	Henchman Joe (Kit Gordon in credits)
Pete Morrison	...	Henchman Hank - Chs.1-2,4-6,12 (as Peter Morrison)
LeRoy Mason	...	Buck, chief henchman
Yakima Canutt	...	Wild Bill [Chs. 1-2] (as Yakina Canutt)
Mary Jo Desmond	...	Aggie Kirby (as Mary Joe Desmond)
Slim Cole	...	Uncle Happy (as King Cole)
Richard Neill	...	Lige Morris
Judith Barrie	...	Rose Maitland
Claude Payton	...	Colonel Halliday
Ben Corbett	...	Henchman Bad Ben [Chs. 1,6] (as Benny Corbett)
Frank Lackteen	...	Chief Pawnee Blood [Chs.1-3,9,11-12] (as Frank Lachteen)

Storyline

A frontier newspaper editor Kirby battles outlaw Tiger Morris who is causing indian uprisings to drive away settlers so that he will can claim a gold deposit as his own. With the help of General Custer, right wins out. Presented in serial form in 12 episodes.

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Plot Keywords:

newspaper editor | serial | lassoed off a horse | posse | martial law | 

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 September 1932 (USA)

Also Known As:

Den maskerade mannen

Company Credits

Production Co:

Van Beuren Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

213 min 213 min (12 chapters)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only serial "distributed" by Radio and/or RKO Radio Pictures. It was an independent production.

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Connections

Edited into The Black Ghost (1932)

User Reviews

Good news, dear, I got the kid a job.

Or, "Could you take the kid to work with you today? Two of the actors in this film and one of the directors had daughters playing roles. Mary Jo Desmond(as Aggie Kirby), age 12, was the daughter of William Desmond who played Colonel Custer; Harriet Spencer(Bennet), the daughter of co-director Spencer Bennet was cast as a young townsgirl as was also Barbara Bushman, daughter of Ralph Bushman, who played Jeff Maitland (billed as Francis X. Bushman, Jr.)For those who haven't figured it out yet, "The Last Frontier, 1932" was a 12-chapter serial that was also edited into a 70-minute feature version, "The Black Ghost,1932." The feature version was for booking to theatres that did not play serials, a semi-common policy utilized by producers of early sound-era serials.