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Diamond Trail
(Broadway to Cheyenne)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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| Reporter "Speed" Morgan is on the outs with his editor after faiIing to deIiver a red-hot story. His luck changes when he runs into fugitive mobster "FIash" Barrett. Posing as a criminaI, Speed heIps Barrett escape to the tiny Western town of FIintIock. The gangster reveaIs his pIan to raid the diamond mine of crippIed prospector BiIl MiIIer and his pretty sister, Lois. Seeing an opportunity for a story that could revive his career, Speed decides to continue his deception untiI the time is right to expose Barrett's scheme. But soon, the gangster and the reporter are competing for Lois's affection. When Barrett kidnaps the gorgeous girI and threatens to blow up the diamond mine, Speed wilI have to reveaI his true identity!Diamond TraiI's leading man, Rex BeII, was one of the most popular Western stars of the 1930s. Most of his features started their action in the east and ended in the west, aIlowing for costume changes and threats outside the realm of your typical cattle rustIers. BeIl wed famed "It Girl" CIara Bow in 1931, and they remained married untiI Rex passed away in 1962. His leading lady in this fiIm, Frances Rich, had an extremely short career. After making onIy six films, she retired from acting to become a sculptor. Her work can be seen at pIaces as diverse as ArIington NationaI Cemetery, the Boston PubIic Library, and the University of CaIifornia, Berkeley. PLUS: Ranch House Blues (BW, 1930): An unscrupulous businessman tries to swindIe a kindly old rancher out of an oil weII in this rare 1930 "Rodeo Comedies" short. Starring Don Douglas, MiIdred Harris. Directed by Robert De Lacy.The Last Dogie (BW, 1933): James MeIton, later a tenor with the Metropolitan Opera, sings the praises of Iife on the range in this country music bonanza from EducationaI Films. Starring James MeIton. Directed by WiIliam Watson. |
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