Near the Rainbow's End is a 1930 American Western film directed by J. P. McGowan for Tiffany Productions. The film stars Bob Steele in his talking picture debut[2] as a singing cowboy, Lafe McKee and Al Ferguson and was commercially released in the United States on June 10, 1930.
| Near the Rainbow's End | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | J. P. McGowan |
| Written by | Charles A. Post |
| Screenplay by | Sally Winters |
| Produced by | Trem Carr |
| Starring | Bob Steele Lafe McKee Al Ferguson |
| Cinematography | Hap Depew T. E. Jackson |
| Edited by | Charles J. Hunt |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 57 minutes[1][self-published source] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editRancher Tug Wilson (Alfred Hewston) discovers his mate's diabolical scheme, only to be killed instantly. The criminal rancher, Buck Rankin (Al Ferguson), is guilty of killing the Bledsoes' cattle. Buck blames Tug's death on Jim (Bob Steele), the son of Tom Bledsoe (Lafe McKee). Seeking revenge, Tug's daughter Ruth (Louise Lorraine) joins a movement led by Buck to kill Jim. Jim narrowly escapes his first capture attempt but knows he will not make it far. Luckily for him, a sheep herder has witnessed Buck killing Tug and the cattle. With the truth out, Sheriff Hank Bosley (Hank Bell), who was initially on Buck's side, promptly arrests the guilty rancher.
Cast
edit- Bob Steele as Jim Bledsoe[3]
- Lafe McKee as Tom Bledsoe
- Al Ferguson as Buck Rankin
- Alfred Hewston as Tug Wilson
- Louise Lorraine as Ruth Wilson
- Hank Bell as Sheriff Hank Bosley
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jim Driscoll (2008). Reflections of a B- Movie Junkie: A Tribute To, and Homage Of, the B-Movie Genre Films of the Saturday Matinees, of Primarily the '40s and '50s. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781462838202.
- ^ "Near the Rainbow's End (1930)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ Fagen, p. 291
Bibliography
edit- Fagen, Herb (2003). The Encyclopedia of Westerns. New York: Facts On File. ISBN 978-0816044566.
External links
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