Branded a Coward (1935)
1935 · Feature film · 56 min · dir. Sam Newfield
A fighting son of the west proves his bravery with a swift draw and dynamite wallop
- Western
Synopsis
Safely from behind some shrubbery, Johnny Hume, a boy of 6 or 7, witnesses the slaughter of his mother, father and brother by the guns of a gang led by "the Cat". Twenty years later finds Johnny grown to manhood, an expert bronc rider and target shooter - but paralyzed with fearful memories in an actual gunfight. This is brought home to him when some outlaws stick up the local saloon and Johnny ends up cowering behind the bar.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Sam Newfield
- Writer
- Richard Martinsen
- Cinematography
- William Nobles
- Studio
- Supreme Pictures
- Released
- 1935-07-01
- Running time
- 56 minutes
Cast & crew
Sam Newfield Director
Johnny Mack Brown
Billie Seward
Syd Saylor
Lloyd Ingraham
Lee Shumway- Frank McCarroll
Yakima Canutt
Mickey Rentschler
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Johnny Mack Brown in a Strange Western · Poohbah70 · 2019-11-24
Somewhere between a melodrama and a psychological thriller, this western, twists and all is one strange western. Nothing is exactly what it should be and the end isn't exactly what it ought to be, except that Brown gets the girl. Its not a bad film, just very different - don't expect your usual western.
