Near the Rainbow's End

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Near the Rainbow's End
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Directed by J. P. McGowan
Written byCharles A. Post
Screenplay by Sally Winters
Produced by Trem Carr
Starring Bob Steele
Lafe McKee
Al Ferguson
Cinematography Hap Depew
T. E. Jackson
Edited byCharles J. Hunt
Production
company
Distributed byTiffany Productions
Release date
  • June 10, 1930 (1930-06-10)(U.S.)
Running time
57 minutes [1] [ self-published source ]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Near the Rainbow's End is a 1930 American Western film directed by J. P. McGowan for Tiffany Productions. The film stars Bob Steele in his talking picture debut [2] as a singing cowboy, Lafe McKee and Al Ferguson and was commercially released in the United States on June 10, 1930.

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Plot

Rancher Tug Wilson (Alfred Hewston) discovers his mate's diabolical scheme, only to be killed instantly. The criminal rancher, Buck Rankin (Al Ferguson), is guilty of killing the Bledsoes' cattle. Buck blames Tug's death on Jim (Bob Steele), the son of Tom Bledsoe (Lafe McKee). Seeking revenge, Tug's daughter Ruth (Louise Lorraine) joins a movement led by Buck to kill Jim. Jim narrowly escapes his first capture attempt but knows he will not make it far. Luckily for him, a sheep herder has witnessed Buck killing Tug and the cattle. With the truth out, Sheriff Hank Bosley (Hank Bell), who was initially on Buck's side, promptly arrests the guilty rancher.

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References

  1. Jim Driscoll (2008). Reflections of a B- Movie Junkie: A Tribute To, and Homage Of, the B-Movie Genre Films of the Saturday Matinees, of Primarily the '40s and '50s. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN   9781462838202.
  2. "Near the Rainbow's End (1930)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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