Ghost Valley

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Ghost Valley
Ghost Valley Poster.jpg
Theatrical poster for the film
Directed by Fred Allen
Written by Adele Buffington
Produced by William LeBaron
Starring Tom Keene
Cinematography Ted McCord
Edited by William Clemens
Music by Max Steiner
Production
company
Release date
  • May 13, 1932 (1932-05-13)(US) [1]
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$41,000 [2]
Box office$101,000 [2]

Ghost Valley is a 1932 American pre-Code film starring Tom Keene. It made a profit of $20,000. [2]

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Plot

A jailed cowpoke is hired by the corrupt Judge Drake to impersonate one of the heirs to a gold mine. The cowpoke is in fact, the missing heir, Jerry Long. Jerry Long fights and outwits the Judge and his henchmen, while winning the heart of the other heir to the mine, Jane Worth.

Cast

(cast list as per AFI database) [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ghost Valley: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p55