The Bad Lands
Cast & Crew
Dell Henderson
Harry Carey
Wilfred Lucas
Lee Shumway
Gaston Glass
Joe Rickson
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Synopsis
Hal Owen, late of West Point, is on his way in a wagon train to join his father's regiment at Fort Sumner, in the Bad Lands, when a lone rider tries to warn the wagon train of an impending Indian attack. Owen, struck with cowardice, escapes on the rider's horse, leaving others to battle the Indians. After the battle only Freckles, the young son of a pioneer family, and Patrick Angus O'Toole, the lone rider, survive. O'Toole, known in the Army as "Famous Sergeant O'Toole," is also on his way to Fort Sumner and is assigned to clear up a smuggling situation prevailing there. Because of his unsoldierly appearance, O'Toole has difficulty in gaining the troops' confidence. His difficulties increase when he thrashes Captain Blake for forcing his attentions on Mary Owen, the colonel's daughter, whom he silently admires. Incensed, Blake vents his anger on her brother, Hal, by giving him only 24 hours to pay some gambling debts. Owen attempts to hold up the Pony Express, but O'Toole is arrested. Owen is left in charge of the fort while the garrison is out to reconnoiter the Indians attack, and during the excitement Freckles frees O'Toole, who finds Owen hiding in a corner, trembling in fear. O'Toole finally gets him to fight, and Owen fights like a demon until he is fatally wounded. The garrison returns to turn the tide of battle, and Charlie Squirrel, a halfbreed, is captured and confesses to smuggling guns and liquor with the aid of Blake, the leader of the band. Young Owen, on his deathbed, confesses to the robbery, clearing O'Toole. Mary and O'Toole are united.
Director
Dell Henderson
Cast
Harry Carey
Wilfred Lucas
Lee Shumway
Gaston Glass
Joe Rickson
Trilby Clark
Buck Black
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