West of the Divide
About West of the Divide
Ted Hayden poses as the dead outlaw Gat Ganns and joins Mr. Gentry's gang. He is looking for the man who killed his father and for a younger brother he lost years before. He finds that Gentry is the killer.
Cast & crew
More about West of the Divide
Robert N. Bradbury directed and wrote it with Oliver Drake. Paul Malvern produced it for Lone Star. Monogram distributed it. Archie Stout photographed it. It opened on 15 February 1934. The title card carries the Roman numerals MCMXXXIII.
Themes
Background
A Lone Star western released by Monogram in the series of low-budget John Wayne films Bradbury was turning out in 1933–34.
Making
Lone Star and Monogram registered the title and locked the print before the end of 1933, which is why a February 1934 release still says 1933 on the card.
Look
Archie Stout photographed Wayne's ride into Gentry's gang.
Preservation
The 1934 copyright was not renewed, so the film is in the public domain in the United States.
Notes
- John Wayne plays Ted Hayden. George 'Gabby' Hayes plays Dusty Rhodes. Virginia Brown Faire plays Fay Winters.
- Lloyd Whitlock plays Gentry. Yakima Canutt plays the henchman Hank. Billy O'Brien plays the boy later identified as Jim Hayden.
- Lafe McKee plays Mr. Winters and Earl Dwire plays the sheriff.
- The copyright notice was printed on the film and was not renewed.
Scenes
- Hayden takes the name of the dead killer Gat Ganns.
- He learns Gentry killed his father.
Also available
- Internet Archive (west_of_the_divide)
