The Lone Star Trail (1943)

Rancher Blaze Barker returns to Dead Falls after being framed by land-grabbers and spending two years in jail. Paroled, he can't wear a gun, but is aided by Marshal Fargo Steele. The gang ... See full summary »

Director:

Ray Taylor

Writers:

Victor Halperin (story), Oliver Drake (screenplay)

Stars:

Johnny Mack Brown, Tex Ritter, Fuzzy Knight

Cast

Cast overview:
Johnny Mack Brown	...	Blaze Barker
Tex Ritter	...	Fargo Steele
Fuzzy Knight	...	Angus MacAngus
Jennifer Holt	...	Joan Winters
Earle Hodgins	...	Mayor Cyrus Jenkins
Jack Ingram	...	Henchman Dan Jason
Robert Mitchum	...	Ben Slocum
George Eldredge	...	Doug Ransom
Michael Vallon	...	Jonathan Bentley
Ethan Laidlaw	...	Steve Bannister
Harry Strang	...	Sheriff Waddell (as Harry Strange)
Jimmy Wakely Trio	...	Musicians, Cowhands

Storyline

Rancher Blaze Barker returns to Dead Falls after being framed by land-grabbers and spending two years in jail. Paroled, he can't wear a gun, but is aided by Marshal Fargo Steele. The gang is out to gain control of all of the valley land before a dam is constructed. When Blaze raises the money to pay off the taxes on his ranch, he finds it has been marked to incriminate him.

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Plot Keywords:

ranch | rancher | gun | gang | taxes | 

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Taglines:

A SIX-SHOOTER IS THE LAW (original poster)

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Genres:

Romance | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 1943 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed, completed, and copyrighted in 1942, but not released until several months later, in 1943, making this one of the earliest featured film roles of Robert Mitchum.

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Soundtracks

"I Gotta See Texas Just Once More"
Written by Jimmy Wakely
Sung by Tex Ritter and Jimmy Wakely Trio

User Reviews

Good Mix

Solid little oater. The plot's old hat—an innocent man (Brown) needs to search for the men who framed him and regain his good reputation. But the story is also well done, with good acting plus a nice mix of action, intrigue and trail tunes. Even the buffoonish matinée humor is pretty well handled by Fuzzy Knight. Ritter and Brown make a good team, and I like the wrinkle in Fargo's (Ritter) background—(also, check out those sterling movie names, "Blaze Barker" and "Fargo Steele"). Too bad we don't see more of the lovely Jennifer Holt, but we do see Bob Mitchum in an early speaking role and with a mustache, no less. These matinée specials may have ridden into the sunset, but they're still a lot of fun.