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Sagebrush Trail

  • 19331933
  • PassedPassed
  • 54m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.2K
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John Wayne, Lane Chandler, and Nancy Shubert in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
Western
A man framed for murder escapes prison and goes west, where he joins a gang with the real killer involved.A man framed for murder escapes prison and goes west, where he joins a gang with the real killer involved.A man framed for murder escapes prison and goes west, where he joins a gang with the real killer involved.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
1.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
57,350
435
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Armand Schaefer
    • Writers
      • Lindsley Parsons(story)
      • Will Beale(story)
    • Stars
      • John Wayne
      • Nancy Shubert
      • Lane Chandler
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Armand Schaefer
    • Writers
      • Lindsley Parsons(story)
      • Will Beale(story)
    • Stars
      • John Wayne
      • Nancy Shubert
      • Lane Chandler
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 31User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    John Wayne in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
    John Wayne and Lane Chandler in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
    John Wayne in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
    John Wayne and Nancy Shubert in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
    John Wayne in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
    John Wayne in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
    John Wayne in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
    John Wayne in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
    John Wayne, Tex Palmer, and Archie Ricks in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
    John Wayne, Hank Bell, Yakima Canutt, Tommy Coats, Art Mix, Nancy Shubert, Robert Walker, Blackjack Ward, and Slim Whitaker in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
    John Wayne, Lane Chandler, and Nancy Shubert in Sagebrush Trail (1933)
    John Wayne and Lane Chandler in Sagebrush Trail (1933)

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    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • John Brant - aka Smith
    Nancy Shubert
    Nancy Shubert
    • Sally Blake
    Lane Chandler
    Lane Chandler
    • Joseph Conlon - alias Bob Jones
    Yakima Canutt
    Yakima Canutt
    • Ed Walsh
    Henry Hall
    Henry Hall
    • Dad Blake
    Hal Taliaferro
    Hal Taliaferro
    • Deputy Sheriff
    • (as Wally Wales)
    Art Mix
    Art Mix
    • Henchman
    Bob Burns
    Bob Burns
    • Sheriff Parker
    Ted Adams
    Ted Adams
    • Taggart
    • (uncredited)
    Silver Tip Baker
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Hank Bell
    Hank Bell
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Tommy Coats
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    William Dyer
    • Blind Pete
    • (uncredited)
    Wally Howe
    Wally Howe
    • Store Customer
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Jones
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Julie Kingdon
    • Town Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Tex Palmer
    Tex Palmer
    • Posse Rider
    • (uncredited)
    Tex Phelps
    Tex Phelps
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Armand Schaefer
    • Writers
      • Lindsley Parsons(story) (screenplay)
      • Will Beale(story) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      William Dyer died a week after the film premiered.
    • Goofs
      While the store proprietor reads a note written by John Brant, there is a sudden brief cut for no apparent purpose to the exact shot of Brant and Conlon riding into town which was used a few moments earlier, before their visit to the store.
    • 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 pretty near all in, ain't ya. Better come up with me to the hideout and meet the Big Chief. We're short a coupla hands.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Six Gun Theater: Sagebrush Trail (2021)

    User reviews31

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    6/10
    Great Stuntwork!
    "Sagebrush Trail" was the second in Wayne's Lone Star westerns made between 1933-35. It's one of the better entries in the series and is highlighted by the superior stuntwork of Yakima Canutt. He performs many of his signature stunts including a spectacular horse fall into a river, the mounting of a stagecoach from a prone position, a chariot like driving of a team of horses and several flying horse mounts.

    The story involves Wayne on the run for a murder he didn't commit and searching for the real killer. He is befriended by an outlaw "Jones" (Lane Chandler) who brings him into the gang headed by Ed Walsh (Canutt). Wayne and Chandler become friends and compete for the affections of heroine Nancy Schubert. Meanwhile, the sheriff (Bob Burns) and his deputy (Wally Wales - aka Hal Taliaferro) are on their trail. Eventually Wayne discovers the real killer and proves his innocence.

    This was one of the only pictures in the series that was not directed by Robert N. Bradbury. This one was directed by Armand Schaefer who does a pretty good job. There is plenty of action, imaginative settings and lots of hard ridin'.

    Not a bad little "B" western on a modest budget.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 15, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Western von gestern: Sein Freund, der Desperado
    • Filming locations
      • Bronson Caves, Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paul Malvern Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      54 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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