Diamond Trail (1933)

Reporter Speed Morgan helps Flash Barrett escape from the police and this gets him into Flash's gang where he poses as a gangster. Flash and his gang head west guning for Bill Miller who ... See full summary »

Director:

Harry L. Fraser (as Harry Fraser)

Writers:

Sherman L. Lowe (story) (as Sherman Lowe), Sherman L. Lowe (adaptation) (as Sherman Lowe)

Stars:

Rex Bell, Frances Rich, Lloyd Whitlock

Cast

Cast overview:
Rex Bell	...	Speed Morgan - posing as Frisco Eddie
Frances Rich	...	Lois Miller
Lloyd Whitlock	...	Flash Barrett
Bud Osborne	...	Bill Miller
Norman Feusier	...	Editor Harry Jones
Jerome Storm	...	Muggs (as Jerry Storm)
John Webb Dillion	...	Detective Mac (as John Webb Dillon)
Billy West	...	Lefty
Harry Lamont	...	Spike (as Harry LaMont)

Storyline

Reporter Speed Morgan helps Flash Barrett escape from the police and this gets him into Flash's gang where he poses as a gangster. Flash and his gang head west guning for Bill Miller who failed to send some diamonds on to Flash. Speed hopes to bring Flash to justice but is in trouble when his true identity is revealed.

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Plot Keywords:

b movie | b western | poverty row film | low budget film | double feature film | 

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Taglines:

An epic of action, starting in the speeding taxis and speakeasies of the East and ending in a climax of drama in the Wild West.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Western

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Certificate:

Passed

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl (1999)

User Reviews

Run of the mill series action.

This formula support picks up a little when it escapes the B movie urban setting (windowless newspaper office and boat-less docks) for the old west - where you can send telegrams from the hotel and the car loads of gangsters can pursue our fearless undercover reporter hero on his impressive white horse down the dirt roads.

Bell is better looking than most of his peer group and manages tall in the saddle. Acting is not his best number. Irene Rich's daughter doesn't have much to do as the heroine while wrangler Bud Osbourne gets a substantial part which he carries nicely.

Harry Frazer organizes it clearly enough but some of the action is unconvincing, relying on edits to suggest danger.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 April 1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ladrões de Diamantes

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Trem Carr Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Balsley and Phillips Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1