The Golden West (1932 film)

The Golden West
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Howard
Screenplay by	Gordon Rigby
Produced by	Edmund Grainger
Starring	George O'Brien Marion Burns Arthur Pierson Janet Chandler Onslow Stevens Emmett Corrigan
Cinematography	Daniel B. Clark
Edited by	Mildred Johnston
Music by	Arthur Lange
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	October 30, 1932 (1932-10-30)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Golden West is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film directed by David Howard and written by Gordon Rigby. The film stars George O'Brien, Janet Chandler, Marion Burns, Arthur Pierson, Onslow Stevens and Emmett Corrigan. It is based on the 1909 novel The Last Trail by Zane Grey. The film was released on October 30, 1932, by Fox Film Corporation. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is based on a novel by Zane Grey. ^[4]

Plot

Lovers David Lunch and Betty Summers are caught in the feud between their two families. When David kills the Summers son, he escapes to the West. He marries and when his boy is two he and his wife are killed by Indians who take the boy. Twenty years later the boy is now the Indian chief. Betty's daughter is nearby and the two are destined to meet.

Cast

• George O'Brien as David Lynch / Motano
• Janet Chandler as Betty Summers / Betty Brown
• Marion Burns as Helen Sheppard
• Arthur Pierson as Robert Summers
• Onslow Stevens as Calvin Brown
• Emmett Corrigan as Colonel Horace Summers
• Bert Hanlon as Dennis Epstein
• Edmund Breese as Sam Lynch
• Frank Hagney as Chief Grey Eagle (uncredited)
• Hattie McDaniel as Servant (uncredited; her first feature role)

References

1. "The Golden West (1932) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
2. Sandra Brennan (2016). "The-Golden-West - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
3. "The Golden West". Afi.com. September 24, 1932. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
4. Brennan, Sandra. "The Golden West (1932)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on October 29, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

External links

• The Golden West at IMDb