Song of the West


1h 22m 1930

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Musical
Release Date
Mar 15, 1930
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 27 Feb 1930
Production Company
Warner Brothers Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Rainbow by Laurence Stallings and Oscar Hammerstein II (New York, 21 Nov 1928).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m
Sound
Vitaphone
Color
Color (2-strip Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
7,185ft (9 reels)

Synopsis

At Fort Independence, Kansas, Lieutenant Singleton, a rival for the colonel's daughter Virginia recognizes Stanton, a young scout who previously was involved in a scandal and a row with Davolo (his own rival) over a woman named Lotta. In a quarrel with Davolo, Stanton shoots him and is held on a murder charge at the fort, but on the morning of the departure of a wagon train for California, Stanton escapes and, disguised in a minister's garb, joins the train and soon falls in love with Virginia, who reciprocates. Secretly, they go to San Francisco and open a gambling hall, but Stanton is shamed by his former military associates and decides to leave Virginia; after being involved in a mining camp incident, he is offered the choice of either reenlisting as a private or of being deported. Stanton gladly reenlists and finds that Virginia still loves him.

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Musical
Release Date
Mar 15, 1930
Premiere Information
New York premiere: 27 Feb 1930
Production Company
Warner Brothers Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Rainbow by Laurence Stallings and Oscar Hammerstein II (New York, 21 Nov 1928).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m
Sound
Vitaphone
Color
Color (2-strip Technicolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
7,185ft (9 reels)

Quotes

Trivia

This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.