The Traitor (1936 American film)

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The Traitor
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Directed by Sam Newfield
Written by John Thomas Neville
Joseph O'Donnell
Produced by Sigmund Neufeld
Leslie Simmonds
Starring Tim McCoy
Frances Grant
Frank Melton
Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by John English
Production
company
Distributed by Puritan Pictures
Release date
  • August 29, 1936 (1936-08-29)(US) [1]
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Traitor is a 1936 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and starring Tim McCoy, Frances Grant, and Frank Melton. It was released on August 29, 1936.

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Premise

Texas Ranger Tim Vallance is pursuing a criminal called Pedro Moreno in vain. Vallance manages to enter Moreno's gang undercover by working at a ranch, Flying A Ranch, held by Jimmy, one of Pedro's accomplices, and his sister Mary. Vallance expects to catch the gang when they are moving drugs across the border.

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References

  1. "The Traitor". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.