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Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)

Approved | | Comedy , Western | 13 December 1940 (USA)
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A reporter goes undercover to break up an outlaw gang.

Director:

Allan Dwan

Writer:

Harold Shumate (screenplay)

Stars:

Franchot Tone, Warren William, Broderick Crawford | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Franchot Tone ... Kansas (Tim Mason)
Warren William ... Mark Dawson / George Trent
Broderick Crawford ... Swanee
Andy Devine ... Meadows
Mischa Auer ... Bolo
Porter Hall ... Sheriff Korley
Peggy Moran ... Barbara Thornton
Samuel S. Hinds ... George Preston
Charles Trowbridge ... John Thornton
Paul Fix ... Lefty
Harry Cording ... Phil
Max Wagner ... Joe
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Storyline

A reporter goes undercover to break up an outlaw gang.

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Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 December 1940 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Agrypnoi frouroi See more »

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA See more »

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Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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In March 1941, Universal Pictures was distributing this film on a double bill with The Invisible Woman (1940). See more »

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One of the best comic westerns
5 September 2007 | by silentfilm-2 – See all my reviews

If you like westerns you must absolutely get this film if it ever gets released on DVD. It's a comic western with plenty of exciting western action. Two actors who rarely made westerns, Franchot Tone and Broderick Crawford, star as an eastern U.S. Marchall and a good-old boy cowboy respectively, who have to deal with organized cattle rustlers. The Cattlemen's Protective Organization is actually rustling cattle from ranchers who won't join the organization. Peggy Moran is a rancher's daughter who aggressively pursues her man, Franchot, although today we'd consider her a stalker. Andy Devine and Mischa Auer are the comedy relief, in a film that needs no relief because everyone has great comic scenes.
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