Sagebrush Trail (1933)

Imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, John Brant escapes and ends up out west where, after giving the local lawmen the slip, he joins up with an outlaw gang. Brant finds out that '... See full summary »

Director:

Armand Schaefer

Writer:

Lindsley Parsons (story)

Stars:

John Wayne, Nancy Shubert, Lane Chandler

Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Wayne	...	John Brant - aka Smith
Nancy Shubert	...	Sally Blake
Lane Chandler	...	Joseph Conlon - alias Bob Jones
Yakima Canutt	...	Ed Walsh
Henry Hall	...	Dad Blake
Hal Taliaferro	...	Deputy Sheriff (as Wally Wales)
Art Mix	...	Henchman
Bob Burns	...	Sheriff Parker

Storyline

Imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, John Brant escapes and ends up out west where, after giving the local lawmen the slip, he joins up with an outlaw gang. Brant finds out that 'Jones', one of the outlaws he has become friends with, committed the murder that Brant was sent up for, but has no knowledge that anyone was ever put in jail for his crime. Willing to forgive and forget, Brant doesn't realize that 'Jones' has not only fallen for the same pretty shopgirl Brant has, but begins to suspect that Brant is not truly an outlaw.

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Plot Keywords:

cowboy in tight pants | cowboy horse relationship | cowboy cowboy relationship | homosexual subtext | wrongly accused | 

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Taglines:

ROMANCE RIDES! In A Drama Of Thundering Hoofs And Blazing Guns!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

An Innocent Man

Filming Locations:

Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paul Malvern Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

54 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Balsley & Phillips Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The earliest documented telecasts of this film occurred in Detroit Saturday 12 February 1949 on WXYZ (Channel 7), in Syracuse Sunday 15 May 1949 on WHEN (Channel 8), in Los Angeles Sunday 17 July 1949 on KTSL (Channel 2) and Saturday 18 March 1950 on KECA (Channel 7), in Albuquerque Tuesday 22 November 1949 on KOB (Channel 4) and in New York City Monday 3 July 1950 on WOR (Channel 9).

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Goofs

Multiple "modern" utility and power poles seen throughout the gunfight and chases at or around the mine towards the end..

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Quotes

[after eluding the sheriff by swimming underwater, John emerges on the far side of the lake at the feet of a tall gunslinger]
John Brant: Well, I guess you got me.
Joseph Conlon: [snorts] Come on out, stranger. I ain't the law. You're a pretty smart hombre and you got plenty of nerve. It strikes me that the boss could use somebody like you. What's your name?
[John glares at him]
Joseph Conlon: Smith, ain't it. That's the handle most of you fast travelers use. Aw, it's as good a name as any. Mine's Jones!
[they shake hands]
Joseph Conlon: Say, you're ...

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Alternate Versions

Also available in a computer colorized version.

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Connections

Referenced in Within a Minute: The Making of 'Episode III' (2005)

User Reviews

great stunts

John Wayne plays a man on the run from the law for committing a murder which of course he didn't do. He meets up with the outlaw gang and him and the guy hit it off and become friends,, after that he is taken to meet the leader of the group played by Yakima Canutt . Eventually the Duke figures out that his "friend" might just possibly be the real killer because it is made known in the film that the killer was never caught,. but worse for Wayne is that his "friend" kind of figures that wayne isn't a real bad guy , and then the fireworks hit ,as the Duke and the Gang prepare to duel it out,, not a bad "b" western from Lone Star Productins,, Wayne and Cannutt do some great stunts in this movie.