The Light of Western Stars (1930)
Overview
A friend of Dick Bailey is killed by a mysterious assailant, whom Dick suspects to be Stack, who is in league with the crooked sheriff. Out on a spree Dick swears he will marry the first woman he sees, who happens to be Ruth Hammond, sister of his dead friend, arriving to take charge of the Hammond ranch. Revolted by his rough proposal,she fires him as the Hammond foreman and she proceeds to the ranch. Stack informs her he has purchased the ranch for the payment of the back-due taxes, and she relents and rehires Dick and his friends to aid her in her fight against Stack.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.855 |
Directed By
Otto Brower
Edwin H. Knopf
Crew
Charles Midgely
Grover Jones
Otto Brower
Zane Grey
William Slavens McNutt
Edwin H. Knopf
Jane Loring
Charles Lang
Earl S. Hayman
Fred A. Datig
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
TOP CAST
Richard Arlen
Dick Bailey
Mary Brian
Ruth Hammond
Harry Green
Plotz / Pie-Pan
Regis Toomey
Bob Drexell
Fred Kohler
H.W. Stack
Guy Oliver
Sheriff Grip Jarvis
George Chandler
Slig Whalen
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