Western · United States of America · 1938 · 54m

Where the West Begins

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Director
J.P. McGowan
Cast
Jack Randall as Jack Manning Fuzzy Knight as Buzz, Jack's Sidekick Luana Walters as Lynne Reed Arthur Housman as Beano, Jack's Cellmate Budd Buster as Sheriff Judson Kit Guard as Henchman Smiley
Crew
Gennaro Rea — Screenplay Stanley Roberts — Screenplay Stanley Roberts — Story Maurice Conn — Producer
Tagline

COWBOY CRUSADER ESCAPES LYNCHING PARTY! Singing Jack is in a tough spot when outlaws frame him - but he shoots his way out in a rousing fight-to-the-finish!

Synopsis

Lynne Reed, Jack Manning's fiancée, is stagestruck and wants to go to New York for a career. She is encouraged in this delusion that she is a great actress by Barnes, who offers to buy her ranch, cheaply of course, so she can have enough money to get to the Big City. Barnes has Jack thrown into jail on a trumped-up charge of cattle rustling, and organizes a lynching party to get Jack permanently out of the way. Things get more complicated when Buzz, Jack's pal, discovers the secret of Lynne's ranch. How he engineers Jack's escape, and how they save Lynne adds suspense to a surprise climax.

Key Collaborators
J.P. McGowan Director Gennaro Rea Screenplay Stanley Roberts Screenplay Stanley Roberts Story Maurice Conn Producer
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