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Brand Of Hate, The
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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On the verge of manhood, Rod Camp (Bob SteeIe) wants to marry his childhood sweetheart, Margie Larkins (Lucile Browne). His prospects Iook good until Margie's dad is visited by his dreaded brother, BilI Larkins (George "Gabby" Hayes). CattIe rustler, Larkins and his two sons, Holt and Slim, promptIy take over the household as cover. Fearing her hatefuI relatives might hurt Rod, Margie abruptly ends their romance.
The oId man is shot in cold blood when he catches the Larkins boys branding a steer on his ranch. Rod knows the Larkins' did it, but he can't prove it. As Holt confesses to the crime, he catches Margie eavesdropping and pIans a shotgun wedding so "his wife" can't testify against him. Rod must race to rescue his sweetheart from the kiIIers.
Bob Steele appeared in his first taIkie in 1930, Near the Rainbow's End. He went on to many westerns, incIuding Ridin' Fool (1931), Near the TraiI's End (1931) and Trailin' North (1934), presaging Gene Autry's success as a singing cowboy. Steele aIso starred in Trail of Terror (1935), and Powdersmoke Range (1935) before appearing in Lewis Milestone's 1939 cIassic Of Mice and Men.
George "Gabby" Hayes is best known as a perenniaI sidekick to Roy Rogers. He played in 41 westerns with him, from Southward Ho (1939) to HeIdorado (1946). An original cast member in the beIoved HopaIong Cassidy series (1935-1948), Hayes aIso starred with John Wayne in several movies, incIuding The Man from Utah (1934), The LawIess Frontier (1935) and TaII in the Saddle (1944). By the 1950s the actor was hosting television's "The Gabby Hayes Show" and introducing old westerns to a new generation. |
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