The Last Trail
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Lewis Seiler
Tom Mix
Carmelita Geraghty
William Davidson
Frank Hagney
Lee Shumway
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Synopsis
Tom Dane saves Joe Pascal and his wife from an Indian attack, and as a result the couple name their first son after Tom. Later, Pascal, now sheriff of Carson City, is plagued by persistent robberies of the stageline and is forced to provide a guard. The bandits are chasing the stage when Tom comes to help; Pascal is mortally wounded and places his son in the care of Tom. A U.S. Express agent arrives and suggests a stagecoach race to decide who shall get the contract; Kurt Morley, the bandit leader, lines up his men as contestants. But Jasper Carrol, the old contractor, with whose daughter Tom has fallen in love, is backed by Tom. In spite of attempts to thwart him, Tom wins the race, then rides down the bandits, who are trying to escape with the girl and the loot.
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Director
Lewis Seiler
Cast
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Tom Mix
Carmelita Geraghty
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William Davidson
Frank Hagney
Lee Shumway
Robert Brower
Jerry The Giant
Oliver Eckhardt
Tony
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Film Details
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For information on other film adaptations of Zane Grey's novel, please consult the entry for the 1932 Fox production The Golden West, directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien in AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-40).
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