Dawn on the Great Divide

Dawn on the Great Divide
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Howard Bretherton
Written by	Adele Buffington (screenplay)
Based on	Wheels of Fate by James Oliver Curwood
Produced by	Scott R. Dunlap (associate producer)
Starring	See below
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	Carl Pierson
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	18 December 1942 (1942-12-18)
Running time	63 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dawn on the Great Divide is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton based on James Oliver Curwood's 1913 short story "Wheels of Fate". It was the final film of Buck Jones and the final film of Monogram Pictures Rough Riders film series. Colonel Tim McCoy was recalled up for military service in World War II and is not present in the film.

Plot

The Rough Riders protect a wagon train and supplies for the railroad against a power hungry businessman who dresses his army of henchmen as Indians.

Cast

• Buck Jones as Buck Roberts
• Mona Barrie as Sadie Rand
• Raymond Hatton as Sandy Hopkins
• Robert Lowery as Terry Wallace
• Rex Bell as Jack Carson
• Maude Eburne as Sarah Harkins
• Christine McIntyre as Mary Harkins, Sarah's Daughter
• Betty Blythe as Mrs. Elmira Corkle
• Robert Frazer as Judge John Corkle
• Harry Woods as Jim Corkle the Judge's Brother
• Tristram Coffin as Matt Rand
• Lee Shumway as Joe Wallace, Rail Road Official
• Roy Barcroft as Chuck Loder
• Steve Clark as Alex Kirby, Carson's Messinger
• Warren Jackson as Fred Cooke, Bartender
• Silver as Buck's horse

Soundtrack

• Mona Barrie - Rock of Ages
• Christine McIntyre and Robert Lowery - Beautiful Dreamer

External links

• Dawn on the Great Divide at IMDb
• Dawn on the Great Divide is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive