Wagon Trail

Wagon Trail
Directed by	Harry L. Fraser
Written by	Harry L. Fraser
Produced by	William Berke
Starring	Harry Carey Gertrude Messinger Edward Norris
Cinematography	Robert E. Cline
Edited by	Arthur A. Brooks
Production company	William Berke Productions
Distributed by	Ajax Pictures Commodore Pictures
Release date	April 9, 1935 (1935-04-09)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Wagon Trail is a 1935 American western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and starring Harry Carey, Gertrude Messinger and Edward Norris. It was produced as an independent second feature in Hollywood's Poverty Row.[1] It was re-released by Astor Pictures in 1948.

Plot

Clay Hartley Jr., the son of the town's sheriff, gets trapped in gambling debts by his future father-in-law, Collins. Collins coerces Junior to act as a lookout for a stagecoach robbery where a deputy sheriff is killed; the only one caught is Clay Junior. Clay Senior loses his badge and takes the opportunity to deal out harsh justice.

Cast

• Harry Carey as Sheriff Clay Hartley
• Gertrude Messinger as Joan Collins
• Edward Norris as Clay Hartley, Jr.
• Roger Williams as Mark Collins
• Earl Dwire as Deputy Joe Larkin
• Chuck Morrison as Deputy Chuck
• John Elliott as Judge
• Chief Thundercloud as Henchman
• Lew Meehan as Henchman
• Barney Beasley as Henchman
• Tex Palmer as Henchman

References

1. Pitts p.16

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• Wagon Trail at IMDb