Trails of the Golden West

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Trails of the Golden West
Directed by Leander De Cordova
Written by L. V. Jefferson
Produced by Robert J. Horner
Starring
Cinematography William C. Thompson
Edited by William Austin
Production
company
West Coast Pictures
Distributed byCosmos Productions
Release date
February 15, 1931
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Trails of the Golden West is a 1931 American Western film directed by Leander De Cordova and starring Jay Wilsey, Wanda Hawley and Tom London. [1]

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Plot

Buffalo Bill, Jr. is a trail scout for a wagon train. Indians raid the wagon train, but he leads the others in the group to overcome the attack. [2]

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References

  1. Rainey p.163
  2. Erickson, Hal. "Trails of the Golden West (1931)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.

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