Avenging Waters
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Ken Maynard
Beth Marion
Ward Bond
John Elliott
Zella Russell
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Ken Morley is blazing the trail for a cattle drive when he comes across Mary Mortimer, whose horse is being threatened by a wild cat. Ken kills the cat and, while pursuing Mary's runaway horse, risks his life as he and his horse, Tarzan, dive off a cliff into the river after her. He saves Mary's life and learns she is the daughter of Charles Mortimer, the man to whom he is delivering the cattle. At that night's fiesta, Mortimer argues with his neighbor, Marve Slater, who has dammed the headwaters to dry out Mortimer's land and is now plotting to steal Mortimer's cattle by weakening the fence between their properties. Ken rides out to the fence and discovers Slater's men working on the posts. They fight, and Slater's men take Ken prisoner, locking him up in an abandoned shack, which is directly in the path of Slater's dam. A rain storm erupts and causes the dam to burst. As the waters rush toward Ken's makeshift prison, he whistles for his horse, and with a lasso tied to the barred window, the horse helps Ken escape. Ken then races to save Mary from the swirling waters, and as they ride to safety, Slater drowns in his own flood.
Director
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Cast
Ken Maynard
Beth Marion
Ward Bond
John Elliott
Zella Russell
Wally Wales
Tarzan
Crew
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
According to a Hollywood Reporter news item, this film was shot on location near Kernville, CA. The songs performed during the film were not identified in the credits. Modern sources list additional players as: Tom London, Edmund Cobb, Edward Hearn, Buck Moulton, Glenn Strange, Cactus Mack, Buffalo Bill, Jr., Sterling Holloway, Jack King, Buck Bucko and Bud McClure.
