Human Targets

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Human Targets
Directed by J.P. McGowan
Written by George Morgan
Produced by Burton L. King
Starring
Cinematography Edward A. Kull
Edited by Fred Bain
Production
company
Big 4 Film Corporation
Distributed byBig 4 Film Corporation
Release date
  • January 10, 1932 (1932-01-10)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Human Targets is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Buzz Barton and Francis X. Bushman Jr. [1]

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Plot

Buzz Dale's heroic rescue of a runaway stagecoach thwarts criminal Remsden's plan to rob the stage, framing Travis in the process. Remsden tries again, but Dale alerts the sheriff, rescuing Travis from a possible lynching. [2]

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References

  1. Pitts, p. 68.
  2. Wollstein, Hans J. "Human Targets (1932)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

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