Summaries

Tired of being a cowboy movie star, Yorke quits the movies and buys a ranch so he can be a real cowboy. But just as in his films trouble arrives. This time it's bank robber Sampson and his two cronies.

Movie cowboy star Spencer Yorke, tired of the Hollywood life, refuses to sign the new contract offered him by producer Jack Kingswell, and he and his pal Buckshot go to Arizona in search of a ranch to buy. The cowtown of Taylorsville is so dull that Sheriff Clem Baker bemoans the lack of criminal activity, and his daughter Mary, a real estate agent, finds the town equally boring. Her kid brother Jimmy, a big fan of Spencer Yorke, tries to persuade his father to let him visit "Ghost Town," nearby and deserted. Upon his arrival, Jimmy recognizes Spencer, but he insists his name is George Weston. Mary discovers his true identity when she sells him a ranch, but she gives him a pledge of secrecy. Three big-city gangsters, Johnny Sampson, Pretty-Boy Hogan and "Midget", fleeing their latest crime, are hiding out in the closed saloon in "Ghost Town." Jimmy, disobeying his father, rides into the town and is taken prisoner by the criminals as they believe he has been sent to spy on them. They plan to ambush and kill the Sheriff and Yorke, whom they think is a G-man, when they come looking for the boy.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • modern western
  • year 1936
  • b western
  • movie set
  • pledge of secreacy
Genres
  • Drama
  • Western
Release date Nov 19, 1936
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
Production companies Columbia Pictures

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 56m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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