The Vanishing Frontier (1932)

Its 1850 and California is under ruthless military rule. Kirby Tornell's rancho has been taken over by soldiers and when two of Kirby's men are captured, he goes there to free them. He ... See full summary »

Director:

Phil Rosen

Writers:

Stuart Anthony (original story), Stuart Anthony (screenplay)

Stars:

Johnny Mack Brown, Evalyn Knapp, Zasu Pitts

Cast

Cast overview:
Johnny Mack Brown	...	Kirby Tornell
Evalyn Knapp	...	Carol Winfield
Zasu Pitts	...	Aunt Sylvia (as ZaSu Pitts)
Raymond Hatton	...	Hornet O'Lowery
Ben Alexander	...	Lucien Winfield
J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Waco (as J.Farrell Macdonald)
Wallace MacDonald	...	Captain Roger Kearney
George Irving	...	General Winfield
Joyzelle Joyner	...	Dolores (as Joyzelle)
Sam McDaniel	...	Whistlin' Zeke (as Deacon McDaniels)
Soledad Jiménez	...	Mama Valdez

Storyline

Its 1850 and California is under ruthless military rule. Kirby Tornell's rancho has been taken over by soldiers and when two of Kirby's men are captured, he goes there to free them. He meets the General's daughter there and attracted to her, repeatedly returns to see her. Eventually he is captured and now his men must try and rescue him.

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Plot Keywords:

california | property | general | spanish american | 1850s | 

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Taglines:

Days of Early California! (original ad)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 1932 (USA)

Also Known As:

Den hemmelighedsfulde rytter

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount releases, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

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