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Born to the West (1937)

APPROVED 59 min  -  Action | Romance | Western  -   10 December 1937 (USA)
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Can Wayne prove he is responsible enough to win the heart of Judy and also outwit the crooked saloon owner?

Director:

Charles Barton

Writers:

Stuart Anthony (screenplay), Robert Yost (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Born to the West -- Wayne has to prove he is responsible in order to win the heart of Judy and outwit the saloon owner.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Wayne ...
Marsha Hunt ...
Judy Worstall
Johnny Mack Brown ...
Tom Fillmore (as John Mack Brown)
John Patterson John Patterson ...
Lynn Hardy
Monte Blue Monte Blue ...
Bart Hammond
Lucien Littlefield Lucien Littlefield ...
John
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Storyline

Dare Rudd takes a shine to his cattleman cousin Tom's girlfriend who asks Tom to hire Dare to head the big cattle drive. Dare loses the money for the drive to cardsharps, but Tom wins it back, but Dare must save Tom's life. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Cattle | Cattleman | Poker | Rustler | Montana  | See more »

Taglines:

It took six murdering rustlers and a girl to make a reckless rover settle down to love! See more »

Genres:

Action | Romance | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Hell Town See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Due to a studio clerical error, Alan Ladd was credited for an appearance in this film. He does not, in fact, appear in it. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Hammond raises his knife and fork twice between shots. See more »

Quotes

[after losing a fistfight, Dare and his friends are thrown out of the casino]
Dare Rudd: Guess that'll teach that fella to draw any aces out of sleeve.
Dinkey Hooley: Aw, why don't you quit playin' cards? You always wind up loosin' your shirt or get one torn off your back.
Dare Rudd: I whipped him didn't I?
Dinkey Hooley: Hah! That's what you think! It's a good thing I stepped in when I did or you'd get yourself a black eye.
[Dare turns to the camera revealing a black eye]
Dare Rudd: Yeah? I'm beginning to think Wyoming isn't such a friendly place.
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Connections

Referenced in Foul Play (1978) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie" See more »