The Desert Trail (1935)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Lewis D. Collins

Writers:

Lindsley Parsons (story)
Lindsley Parsons (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 April 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Rodeo star John Scott and his gambler friend Kansas Charlie are wrongly accused of armed robbery. They...

Plot Keywords:

Rodeo | Murder | Fisticuffs | Bank Robbery | Blackmail

Cast

John Wayne	...	John Scott, aka John Jones
Mary Kornman	...	Anne
Paul Fix	...	Jim
Eddy Chandler	...	Kansas Charlie, aka Rev. Harry Smith
Carmen Laroux	...	Juanita LaRoux (as Carmen LaRoux)
Lafe McKee	...	Poker City Sheriff
Al Ferguson	...	Pete
Henry Hall	...	Farnsworth (Rodeo Promoter)

Runtime:

54 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (colorized)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Filming Locations:

Kernville, California, USA

Company:

Lone Star Productions (I)

Trivia:

The rodeo shots are the same as the ones used in The Man from Utah (1934).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Scott and Kansas escape from the gaol, Scott was unarmed but was wearing his gun-belt. As he runs across to the horses, he now has a gun in his holster.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Years of John Wayne (2007) (TV)

Good, solid B-movie

Pretty good B-Western of the venerable "bickering buddies" formula benefits from Duke Morrison's increasing confidence as an actor and comfort with the "John Wayne" persona, as well as from the increasing willingness to let Wayne play characters with a bit of an edge, rather than the Roy-Rogers-type goodie-goodies of his earlier films.

Definitely worth a look for fans of the Duke.

7/10