The Wild Frontier
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Cast & Crew
Philip Ford
Allan "rocky" Lane
Black Jack
Jack Holt
Eddy Waller
Pierre Watkin
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Synopsis
In the 1890s, in Clayton City, Patrick MacSween and Charles "Saddles" Barton, a saddler and gunsmith, discuss the impending arrival of the new marshal, Frank Lane. After Frank's son Jimmy rushes in to report that a gang of outlaws has just robbed him, he announces that his father and brother, Deputy Allan "Rocky" Lane, are due to arrive soon. Meanwhile, physician "Doc" Hardy, who is in cahoots with the gang, delivers the stolen money to his cohort, Sam Wheeler. On their way into Clayton City, Frank and Rocky stop their wagon to help a man who then pulls a gun on them. Rocky's horse Black Jack, who is tied to the back of the wagon, attacks the man, and Frank and Rocky escape. The next morning in town, Saddles, the secret head of the gang, berates the outlaws for the bungled attack. Later, when a man tries to pass counterfeit money to Rocky's sidekick Nugget Clark, Rocky confiscates the bills. When Jimmy sees this, he over-reacts and shoots the man, killing him. Later, Rocky decides to use the insurance money, which insurance agent Steve Lawson is in charge of, to bait the outlaws. Frank arrests Saddles, saying that the man who was shot in the saloon was carrying a gun purchased at his shop. When Frank takes the gunsmith to the jail, Saddles suddenly pushes him inside and shoots him through the door, killing him. Later, Rocky is sworn in as marshal. Jimmy, who believes that Nugget killed his father, tries to kill him, but is stopped by an outlaw named Lon Brand. During the gang's ambush of the stagecoach, Lon raises his gun to fire at the driver. Just then, Nugget, who has been taken hostage by the outlaws, kicks Lon's horse, causing him to miss the shot. After a nearby Rocky hears the shot, he catches Lon and his men by stringing a piece of rope across the trail. When Saddles sees Jimmy aiming his gun at Nugget, he shoots the gun out of his hand. Later, Lon asks Rocky and Nugget where the insurance money is kept. They then allow him to overhear them planning to hide the money inside the vault at the jail. Instead of real money, however, Rocky and Nugget put some of the confiscated counterfeit bills inside the vault. When they see the outlaws arrive in town, Nugget and Rocky hide behind some buildings. To let Rocky know where the outlaws have gone, Nugget tosses him a dirty baseball with the word "Jail" scratched on it. Once again, a vengeful Jimmy aims his gun at Nugget, but Rocky stops him from firing. After Jimmy is shot in the leg by one of the outlaws, the gang escapes, and Saddles persuades Lawson to organize a vigilante group to follow them. The outlaws then learn that the money they have stolen is counterfeit and that the real money is still inside the jail. Later, when Nugget sends him a note instructing him to go to Willow Valley to retrieve the money, Rocky suspects a trap. At Willow Valley, Rocky sees Saddles escaping in a covered wagon, so he jumps aboard and instigates a fight. After Saddles is apprehended, Nugget and Rocky say goodbye to Jimmy and continue on their way.
Director
Philip Ford
Cast
Allan "rocky" Lane
Black Jack
Jack Holt
Eddy Waller
Pierre Watkin
John James
Roy Barcroft
Tom London
Sam Flint
Ted Mapes
Budd Buster
Wheaton Chambers
Stanley Blystone
Redd Harper
Charles Sullivan
Lee Shumway
Dick Alexander
Crew
Victor Appel
Albert Demond
Mort Glickman
Gordon Kay
Alfred S. Keller
Howard Lydecker
Theodore Lydecker
Bob Mark
John Mccarthy Jr.
Herb Mendelson
Les Orlebeck
James Redd
Fred Ritter
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Modern sources include Bob Burns, Art Dillard, Silver Harr and Bud McClure in the cast.
