Yankee Don

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Yankee Don
Directed by Noel M. Smith
Written by
Produced byRichard Talmadge
Starring
Production
company
Richard Talmadge Productions
Distributed byCapitol Film Exchange
Release date
  • May 17, 1931 (1931-05-17)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Yankee Don is a 1931 American Western film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Richard Talmadge, Lupita Tovar and Julian Rivero. [1]

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Plot

Mexican landowner Don Juan hires New Yorker Dick Carsey to oversee construction of a pipeline through Juan's land. Meanwhile, the construction foreman secretly tried to undermine both of them and gain access to the land for himself. [2]

Cast

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References

  1. Kohner p.349
  2. Wollstein, Hans J. "Yankee Don (1931)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.