Valley of Wanted Men (1935)

Three men escape from prison, go back to their hometown to try to find out who framed them.

Director:

Alan James

Writers:

Peter B. Kyne (story), Barry Barringer (adaptation),

Stars:

Frankie Darro, LeRoy Mason, Russell Hopton

Cast

Cast overview:
Frankie Darro	...	Slivers Sanderson
LeRoy Mason	...	Larry Doyle (as Roy Mason)
Russell Hopton	...	Kelly Dillon
Grant Withers	...	Fred (a Ranger)
Drue Leyton	...	Sally Sanderson
Paul Fix	...	Mike Masters
Walter Miller	...	Ralph Dexter
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones	...	Snowflake (as Snowflake)
Al Bridge	...	Ranger Sergeant Parsons (as Al Bridges)
William Gould	...	Prison Warden
Jack Rockwell	...	U. S. Marshal
Slim Whitaker	...	Deputy
Frank Rice	...	Ned (Storekeeper)

Storyline

Three men that were sent to prison for bank robbery escape. The stolen money was never recovered and they return to the scene looking for the fourth man who has the money. Two of the robbers are out to get the money for themselves but the other who was framed wants to recover the money so he can clear himself.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | escape | revenge

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Taglines:

It was a jailbird's paradise... a haven for criminal fugitives

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wanted Men

Company Credits

Production Co:

Conn Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"A Living Room, Kitchen And Bath"
Written by Chantelle Duhig (as Chantelle) and Louis Duhig (as Duhig)
Sung by Irene Crane

User Reviews

The hills alive with the sound of gunfire.

A large group of prisoners try to break out from the city's house of corrections, but most are mown down by the warders' machine guns and the bodies pile high. Not a good advert for US penal practice, but common enough in the movies. Three prisoners get away and head off to a forest hotel. One of the prisoners, a bank cashier, was in the pen for a bank robbery he claims he was duped into assisting. Among the guests at the hotel are the bank manager and his fiancée, the former girl friend of the cashier. The ex-cashier believe the manager was behind the robbery and intend to prove it. After the required (a) two fist fights, (b) a gun battle, (c) some songs, (d) a couple of comedy interludes, (e) aerial surveillance (possibly by a Curtis Jennie), (f) several stick-ups, (g) the usual missed chances, (h) the girl being used as a shield (h) the girl's kid sister frequently getting in the way - this list is not exhaustive, the girl realises the manager is guilty, but to prove it pretends to go along with him so he shows her where he's stashed the loot behind a rock in the forest. He is then killed by one of the escapees before all is revealed and the ex-cashier falls into his re-united girlfriends arms. The body count was excessive, even for a B-feature.