Wagon Trail is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger and Edward Norris. It was produced as an independent second feature in Hollywood's Poverty Row.[1] It was re-released by Astor Pictures in 1948.

Wagon Trail
Directed byHarry L. Fraser
Written byHarry L. Fraser
Produced byWilliam Berke
StarringHarry Carey
Gertrude Messinger
Edward Norris
CinematographyRobert E. Cline
Edited byArthur A. Brooks
Production
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William Berke Productions
Distributed byAjax Pictures
Commodore Pictures
Release date
  • April 9, 1935 (1935-04-09)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Clay Hartley Jr., the son of the town's sheriff, gets trapped in gambling debts by his future father-in-law, Collins. Collins coerces Junior to act as a lookout for a stagecoach robbery where a deputy sheriff is killed; the only one caught is Clay Junior. Clay Senior loses his badge and takes the opportunity to deal out harsh justice.

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References

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  1. ^ Pitts p.16

Bibliography

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  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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