Song of the Saddle (1936)

Frank Sr. sells his supplies to Hook, but then Hook has the Bannion Boys bushwhack his wagon to get the money back. Frank is murdered, but Junior gets away. He comes back 10 years later to ... See full summary »

Director:

Louis King

Writer:

William Jacobs (story)

Stars:

Dick Foran, Alma Lloyd, Charles Middleton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dick Foran	...	Frank Wilson, Jr., aka The Singing Kid
Alma Lloyd	...	Jen Coburn
Charles Middleton	...	Phineas P. Hook
Addison Richards	...	Frank Wilson Sr.
Eddie Shubert	...	Jake Bannion
George Ernest	...	Frank 'Frankie' Wilson Jr., as a Child
Monte Montague	...	Simon Bannion
Victor Potel	...	Little Casino
Kenneth Harlan	...	Marshal Bill Graves
Myrtle Stedman	...	Mrs. Coburn (as Myrtle Steadman)
Pat West	...	Curley
Jim Farley	...	Tom Coburn (as James Farley)
Bud Osborne	...	Porter (as Bob Osborne)
Julian Rivero	...	José
Bonita Granville	...	Jen as a Child

Storyline

Frank Sr. sells his supplies to Hook, but then Hook has the Bannion Boys bushwhack his wagon to get the money back. Frank is murdered, but Junior gets away. He comes back 10 years later to settle the score as the Singing Cowboy. He finds that Hook is still doing his dirty deeds on the unsuspecting people. Along the way, Frank meets the lovely Jen, who came out in the same wagon train 10 years before.

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Plot Keywords:

henchman | singing cowboy | sidekick | killer | wagon train | 

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Taglines:

Watch His Dust....When He Rides! (original poster)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Music | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

O orkos tis ekdikiseos

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where henchman Gene Alsace poses as the Singing Kid, his singing voice is dubbed by Bob Nolan

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Connections

Version of Wagon Wheels West (1943)

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Soundtracks

"Vengeance"
(1936) (uncredited)
Music by M.K. Jerome
Lyrics by Jack Scholl
Sung by Dick Foran
Sung a cappella by Gene Alsace, but dubbed by Bob Nolan

User Reviews

Patience And Care

Song Of The Saddle is a nice adaption of The Count Of Monte Cristo set in the old Hollywood west. I wonder how many viewers in 1936 caught on that this was inspired by the classic Dumas revenge tale.

Addison Richards and son George Earnest are pioneers heading west when they meet up with Charles Middleton and henchmen. Middleton who was the ultimate screen villain as Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon is as pitiless here as he is in that serial. He sells Richards supplies and then kills him for them back and whatever else he can rob. But the boy survives takes names and numbers.

When he grows up to be Dick Foran he comes back and he's not just going to kill these guys. No Foran has a rather intricate scheme of revenge going for him and he executes it with patience and care.

Foran sings a couple of nice, but forgettable western ballads. The action here is on the plot, done with far more care than normally given B pictures of any kind. You really have to see this one to appreciate how he accomplishes his mission.

Like another pulp hero, Foran loves it when a plan comes together.