Forbidden Trail
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Lambert Hillyer
Buck Jones
Barbara Weeks
Mary Carr
George Cooper
Ed Brady
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Synopsis
Political boss "Cash" Karger plans to own all of Casper County and forces Mary Middleton, editor of the local newspaper, to print editorials supporting his position, or else he will call in her $2,000 mortgage. When local rancher Collins complains about a cabin that has been built along his cattle trail, his former ranch hand, Tom Devlin, discovers that Mary is living in the cabin, and also learns of Karger's coercion. Tom captures a rustler for whom Karger offers a $2,000 reward, and uses the money to pay Mary's mortgage. Karger, however, murders Burke and burns the Middleton cabin in order to frame Tom. Mary and her mother are unharmed because Tom had previously moved them to the Collins ranch, where he was rehired. Tom is arrested for Burke's murder and while he is in jail, Karger and his henchmen lay claim to the Collins ranch. Tom breaks out of jail with the help of his horse, Silver, and clears Karger and his men out of Casper County. With peace restored, Tom and Mary decide to marry.
Director
Lambert Hillyer
Cast
Buck Jones
Barbara Weeks
Mary Carr
George Cooper
Ed Brady
Frank Rice
Al Smith
Frank La Rue
Wong Chung
Wallis Clark
Gertrude Howard
Dick Rush
Charles Berner
Silver
Crew
Film Details
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Notes
The working title of this film was Rustler's War. Although Motion Picture Herald release charts and studio records list this film's release date as November 18, 1932, Film Daily did not review it until April 1933 and Variety did not review it until November 1936 when the film opened in New York.
