Hell's Valley


55m 1931

Brief Synopsis

Texas Rangers Captain Wally(Wally Wales)is leading a troop of Rangers in pursuit of the Valdez brothers, border bandits. There is an encounter with a portion of the outlaw band in which Jose Valdez(Jack Phipps) is killed by Wally. The Rangers head for the Flores ranch where Carlos(Walter Miller) and Manuel Valdez(Franklyn Farnum)are hiding out.Before they get there Carlos and Manuel hear of Jose's death and ride out for vengeance. Rosita Flores(Virginia Brown Faire), Jose's sweetheart and daughter of ranch owner Don Flores(Lafe McKee), also thirsts for vengeance and demands that the Ranger Captain be brought back to her alive.For his part, old man Flores has had more than enough of the Valdez brothers.The Rangers are trapped in Hell's Valley, Wally is severely wounded and his force scattered.He is brought back to the ranch where Rosita promises the Valdez brothers to nurse him back to life so that he can be tortured. Oh, yeah, that the teekit.But the Valdez brothers have no contigency plan in the event Rosita falls in love with her patient, especially with both brothers now having an eye on Rosita since Jose is out of the picture.But after some fighting, shooting, riding, intrigue and a smooch or two between Wally and Rosita, Carlos is tricked into shooting Manuel and is, in turn, killed by Rosita's father.

Film Details

Release Date
Mar 18, 1931
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
National Players, Ltd.
Distribution Company
Big 4 Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the film When a Man Rides Alone by Stephen Fox (American Film Co., 1919).

Technical Specs

Duration
55m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6 reels

Synopsis

A group of rangers ride into Hell's Valley just after the Valdez gang attacks a train carrying gold bullion. Surveying the dead, Wally Madison, the ranger captain, notices Jose Valdez, who is acting as lookout for the bandits. The rangers kill him and then head for Rancho de Los Flores, where the Valdez gang is thought to have gone. At the ranch, brothers Manuel and Carlos Valdez inform Don Francisco Fernando that one of them intends to marry his daughter Rosita. When asked to choose between them, Rosita says that she will marry Jose. Just then, a member of the gang arrives with the news of Jose's death, and Rosita begs the Valdez brothers to bring her his killer so that she may avenge his death. The Valdezes leave, accompanied by the don. When Wally and the other rangers ride up to the ranch, Rosita greets them holding a knife and a revolver. She attacks Wally, but he overcomes her. Pedro, a servant, sends the rangers after the gang, knowing that the Valdezes plan to ambush them. In the ensuing shootout, Wally is wounded and captured by Carlos and Manuel. The surviving rangers return to town to recruit reinforcements. In the meantime, Carlos and Manuel bring Wally back to the ranch so Rosita can have her revenge. Rosita is beginning to regret her actions and offers to nurse Wally back to health. When the rangers come to the ranch again, Rosita hides Wally, so that they will not think she is in league with the bandits, and tells them that the bandits are holding her father for ransom. While Rosita entertains the rangers, Shorty, Wally's fellow ranger, who has followed him to the ranch, knocks out Pedro and takes his place. In disguise, he contacts Wally, who gives him a message to deliver to the other rangers. On Wally's orders, the rangers ride away to wait for him. Rosita then tells Carlos and Manuel that Wally is close to death. Back at the bandits' camp, the don and Carlos quarrel over Rosita, and Carlos orders him to be shot the following morning in front of his daughter. Rosita and Wally are now in love. The next morning, Manuel and the bandits return to the ranch with the don. Wally sends Shorty for the rangers and plots with Rosita. She pretends to send for a priest to marry her and Manuel and offers the bandits as much wine as they want to drink. While Rosita sends a servant for Carlos, who has stayed behind, Wally forces Manuel to exchange clothes with the don. Carlos kills Manuel, mistaking him for the don, and then approaches the house. Carlos and Wally duel with swords, and just in time, the rangers arrive to finish off Carlos. Wally and Rosita then pledge their love.

Film Details

Release Date
Mar 18, 1931
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
National Players, Ltd.
Distribution Company
Big 4 Film Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the film When a Man Rides Alone by Stephen Fox (American Film Co., 1919).

Technical Specs

Duration
55m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
6 reels

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Trivia

This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.

Notes

No reviews were found for this film. The plot summary was taken from the scenario filed in the copyright records. Modern sources list Lafe McKee as an additional cast members.