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23/06/1939 Western 1h 13m
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Zane Grey's pen... again sends a devil-may-care youth... on an exciting trail of adventure and romance.

Overview

John Abbott returns to the desert land he owns, and after being wounded by hired gunman Chick Chance, he is befriended by rancher Andrew Naab and his son, Marvin. Naab's daughter, Marian, falls in love with John but is about to marry Snap Thornton to keep a promise made by her father. She runs away on her wedding day but is captured and held hostage by outlaw Henry Holderness. John, the Naabs and fellow ranchers rush to her rescue.

  1. Lesley Selander

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Donald Woods

    John Abbott

  2. Evelyn Venable

    Miriam Naab

  3. Russell Hayden

    David Naab

  4. Robert Barrat

    Andrew Naab

  5. Sidney Toler

    Nosey

  6. C. Henry Gordon

    Henry Holderness

  7. Willard Robertson

    Henchman Nebraska

  8. Paul Guilfoyle

    Snap Thornton

  9. Paul Fix

    Henchman Chick Chance

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-22
Though he had a tendency to verbosity, Zane Grey wrote some good Western adventure stories, and this one is quite decent too. Donald Woods is "Abbott" the last of a once wealthy family who is told by his lawyer that all that is left is some inhospitable land in the desert. When he goes off to investigate, he is shot - lands in some quicksand, and is lucky to be rescued by the "Naab" family. A bit of a love triangle ensues, as our determined young man decides to reclaim his property from those scheming to take it (and it's wealth). This is a much better than average effort. The screen adaptatio...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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