West of the Divide (1934)

Director:

Robert N. Bradbury

Writer:

Robert N. Bradbury (story)
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Release Date:

15 February 1934 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Western

Tagline:

A Two Gun Son Of The West Takes The Law Into His Own Hands! (1940 reissue poster)

Plot:

Ted Hayden impersonates a wanted man and joins Gentry's gang only to learn later that Gentry was the one who killed his father. He saves Virginia Winters' dad's ranch from Gentry and also rescues his long-lost brother Spud. |

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Ranch | Rescue | Gang | Public Domain

Cast

John Wayne	...	Ted Hayden - aka Gat Ganns
Virginia Brown Faire	...	Fay Winters (as Virginia Faire Brown)
George 'Gabby' Hayes	...	'Dusty' (as George Hayes)
Lloyd Whitlock	...	Mr. Gentry (as Loyd Whitlock)
Yakima Canutt	...	Henchman Hank
Lafe McKee	...	Fred Winters
Billy O'Brien	...	Spuds (as Billie O'Brien)
Dick Dickinson	...	Henchman Joe
Earl Dwire	...	Sheriff
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Horace B. Carpenter	...	Cattle Buyer Hornsby (uncredited)
Philip Kieffer	...	Doctor Silsby (uncredited)
Artie Ortego	...	Henchman (uncredited)
Tex Palmer	...	Henchman (uncredited)
Archie Ricks	...	Henchman (uncredited)
Hal Taliaferro	...	Henchman (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford	...	Henchman Butch (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert N. Bradbury

Writing credits
Robert N. Bradbury		(story and screen play)
Oliver Drake		story (uncredited)

Produced by
Paul Malvern	....	producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by
Archie Stout		(photographed by)

Film Editing by
Carl Pierson		(edited by)

Sound Department
Dave Stoner	....	recordist
John Stransky Jr.	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Stunts
Yakima Canutt	....	stunt double: John Wayne (uncredited)
Jack Jones	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Parker	....	stunts (uncredited)

Other crew
E.R. Hickson	....	technical director

Production Companies

• Lone Star Productions (I) (presents) (A Paul Malvern Production) (A Lone Star Picture)

Distributors

• Monogram Pictures (1934) (USA) (theatrical)
• Pathé Pictures International (1935) (UK) (theatrical)
• Empire Films Ltd. (1934) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Empire Films Ltd.)
• Monogram Pictures (1939) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Monogram Pictures (1940) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Monogram Pictures (1949) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Fox Lorber (1985) (USA) (VHS) (changed version)
• United American Video (1991) (USA) (VHS)
• United American Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Timeless Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)
• Foothill Video (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Better Television Distribution (2006) (worldwide) (TV)
• Comet Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
• Madacy Entertainment (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Passport International Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• VidAmerica (????) (USA) (VHS) (colorized)

Other Companies

• Balsley and Phillips  sound recording (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

54 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Filming Locations:

Kernville, California, USA

Company:

Lone Star Productions (I)

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During a fight between Ted Hayden and Butch, Spuds shouts, "Come on, Ted!" Actually, Ted has been introduced to him and all others at the gangsters' hide-out as Gat Ganns. His real identity is in fact revealed later.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV)

Gabby Hayes fans need to see this one

I bought this film because a book I read stated that it was the first

film that was important in the development of the "Gabby" (George)

Hayes character who was so enjoyable in the Hopalong Cassidy &

Roy Rogers (& others) films of the 1930s & 1940s. Hayes here

plays a character named "Dusty." He has a scruffy, grizzled look,

but doesn't yet have the beard that came later. Hayes has the

same voice & intonation as he used later, but engages in none of

the comedic antics that where such a big part of his "Gabby"

character. Is it a coincidence that John Wayne rides a white horse,

wears a big 10 gallon black hat & black shirt, & has the same

sidekick as Hopalong Cassidy did, all two years before Hoppy got

started in the movies? The Hopalong Cassidy movie character

seems to bear more resemblance to John Wayne in this movie

than he does to the Hoppy character as portrayed in the Clarence

Mulford books! Blooper: John Wayne's kid brother calls him "Dad"

in one scene! This is an enjoyable film, especially if you like Gabby

Hayes. What ruined it for me was a new soundtrack (basically,

swirling organ music) that was unnecessary & detracted from the

movie. I have the SONY release, copyrighted 1985 by Fox/Lorber,

so beware of that version if you like your old movies to be

unadulterated, as I do.