THE MAN FROM UTAH (1934) John Wayne, Polly Ann Young & Anita Campillo | Western | B&W

The Man from Utah is a 1934 pre-Code Monogram Western film starring John Wayne, Polly Ann Young and the stuntman/actor Yakima Canutt. It was written by Lindsley Parsons and directed by Robert N. Bradbury. Wayne has a "singing cowboy scene" in the film, wherein his voice is dubbed.

SYNOPSIS
In a horse-riding rodeo contest bad guys want John Weston to lose. When he doesn't go along they add some insurance: a poisoned needle just under his saddle.

An impoverished saddle tramp from Utah, John Weston, rides into a small town seeking work. He finds himself gunning down a trio of men robbing a local bank. The marshal sees the fearless, quick-drawing, sharp-shooting, hard-riding stranger as the man for the marshal's plan of discovering who is behind a crooked rodeo. A further mystery is that several rodeo riders have died of snakebite. Weston enters the rodeo as part of a plan to uncover the crooks. He manages to win every event he enters while also solving the crime, including the snakebite mystery, and winning the affection of the local judge's daughter.

CAST & CREW
John Wayne as John Weston
Polly Ann Young as Marjorie Carter
Anita Campillo as Dolores
Edward Peil Sr. as Spike Barton
George "Gabby" Hayes as Marshal George Higgins
Yakima Canutt as Cheyenne Kent
George Cleveland as Nevada sheriff

Directed by Robert N. Bradbury
Written by Lindsley Parsons
Produced by Paul Malvern
Cinematography Louis Clyde Stoumen
Edited by Carl Pierson
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date May 15, 1934
Running time 55 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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