Ghost Town (1936)

An old miner is ambushed by outlaws trying to steal the $10,000 he is carrying to start up a new mine. A passing cowboy comes to the miner's aid, but winds up getting blamed for the attack.

Director:

Harry L. Fraser (as Harry Fraser)

Writers:

Harry L. Fraser (screenplay) (as Weston Edwards), Harry L. Fraser (story) (as Monroe Talbot)

Stars:

Harry Carey, David Sharpe, Ruth Findlay

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Harry Carey	...	Cheyenne Harry Morgan
David Sharpe	...	Bud (as David H. Sharpe)
Ruth Findlay	...	Billie Blair
Jane Novak	...	Rose
Lee Shumway	...	Boss Morrell
Ed Cassidy	...	Sheriff Blair (as Edward Cassidy)
Roger Williams	...	Gannon
Phil Dunham	...	Abe Rankin
Earl Dwire	...	Dan McCall
Chuck Morrison	...	Blackie Hawkes
Sonny the Horse	...	Sonny - Cheyenne's Horse (as Sonny)

Storyline

Morrell and his henchmen are after the money miner McCall is returning with. They set a trap but Cheyenne Harry breaks it up. When the Sheriff finds Cheyenne with the money he is jailed. Morrell learns the money is at the Sheriff's house and grabs and flees. But Cheyenne has broken out of jail and gives chase.

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Did You Know?

Trivia

The earliest documented telecasts of this film occurred in the New York City area Monday 12 July 1948 on WATV (Channel 13), in Los Angeles Tuesday 9 November 1948 on KTSL (Channel 2), in Detroit Tuesday 21 June 1949 on WXYZ (Channel 7), and in Philadelphia Sunday 14 August 1949 on WFIL (Channel 6).

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Connections

Featured in Cowboy Heroes of the Silver Screen (1996)

User Reviews

The Movie's Okay, But Harry Carey's Better.

A couple of old men with a rich silver mine and $10,000 in cash become the target for gangsters who want to take it all. Harry Carey, an old acquaintance of one of the men, witnesses an attempted murder and prevents the the theft of the money, only to be hauled off to jail in a case of mistaken identity.

A late entry in the Cheyenne Harry series, started out by a young John Ford at Universal and finished by poverty-row filmmakers, this is generally lackluster, but made palatable by the presence of Carey.

Still, it's not totally bad, though there's too many automobiles. It takes away from the western feel.

Harry Carey was so charismatic and delivered such great performances, that it makes just about anything he's in worth watching, despite the fact that by this time he was much older than the typical Saturday matinée star

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 February 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

I polis fantasma

Filming Locations:

Brandeis Ranch, Chatsworth, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

William Berke Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1