Wild West Days | |
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Poster advertising the fourth installment | |
Directed by |
Ford Beebe Clifford Smith |
Produced by |
Ben Koenig Henry MacRae |
Written by |
Wyndham Gittens Norman S. Hall Ray Trampe W. R. Burnett (novel) |
Starring |
Johnny Mack Brown George Shelley Lynn Gilbert Frank Yaconelli Bob Kortman Russell Simpson Walter Miller |
Music by | Charles Previn |
Cinematography | Richard Fryer |
Editing by |
Saul A. Goodkind Louis Sackin Alvin Todd |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date(s) | 5 July 1937 |
Running time | 13 chapters (268 min) |
Country | [[|]] |
Language | English |
Wild West Days (1937) is a Universal film serial based on a western novel by W. R. Burnett. It was the 103rd of the studio's 137 serials (and the 35th with sound).
Plot[]
Larry and Lucy Munro own a hidden gold mine. Newspaper editor Matt Keeler wants the mine for himself and has Larry framed for to get it. Frontiersman Kentucky Wade - with Dude Hanford, Mike Morales and Trigger Benton - come to the Munros' aid.
Cast[]
- Johnny Mack Brown as Kentucky Wade, frontiersman and ex-lawman
- George Shelley as Dude Hanford, one of Wade's sidekicks
- Lynn Gilbert as Lucy Munro
- Frank Yaconelli as Mike Morales, one of Wade's sidekicks
- Bob Kortman as Trigger Benton, one of Wade's sidekicks
- Russell Simpson as Matt Keeler, villainous editor of The Brimstone News and member of the Secret Seven
- Walter Miller as Doc Hardy, an old friend of Wade
- Charles Stevens as Buckskin Frank, one of Keeler's henchmen
- Frank McGlynn Jr. as Larry Munro, goldmine owner framed by Keeler
- Francis McDonald as Assayer Purvis, member of the Secret Seven
- Al Bridge as Steve Claggett, one of Keeler's henchmen
- Chief Thunderbird as Chief Red Hatchet, one of Keeler's henchmen
- Robert McClung as Harmonica Kid
- Edward LeSaint as Sheriff
- Joseph W. Girard as Judge Lawrence
Production[]
This serial was based on the novel "Saint Johnson" by William R. Burnett. However, the main character in the serial is a frontiersman called Kentucky Wade instead of Saint Johnson as in the novel.[1]
Chapter titles[]
- Death Rides the Range
- The Redskins' Revenge
- The Brink of Doom
- The Indians Are Coming
- The Leap for Life
- Death Stalks the Plains
- Six Gun Law
- The Gold Stampede
- Walls of Fire
- The Circle of Doom
- The Thundering Herd
- Rustlers and Redskins
- The Rustlers' Roundup
Source:[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Cline, William C.. "2. In Search of Ammunition". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc.. pp. 10. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ↑ Cline, William C.. "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc.. pp. 218. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
External links[]
Preceded by Secret Agent X-9 (1936) |
Universal Serial Wild West Days (1937) |
Succeeded by Radio Patrol (1937) |
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