Big Calibre (1935)
1935 · Feature film · 58 min · dir. Robert N. Bradbury
- Western
- Horror
Synopsis
Intent on avenging his father's murder, Roy Neal and his sidekick Rusty find themselves in the border town of Gladstone where Neal is mistakenly arrested for the robbery of a mail truck. After escaping, Neal joins up with pretty June Bowers whose father has apparently also been murdered. Neal, suspecting two of the town's leading businessmen of being the murderers, tries to flush them out before the sheriff can lock him up again.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Robert N. Bradbury
- Writer
- Robert N. Bradbury
- Studio
- Supreme Pictures
- Released
- 1935-03-08
- Running time
- 58 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Picfixer Feature Films, Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- westerns
- B-westerns
- Bob Steele
- Peggy Campbell
- John Elliott
- William Quinn
- Forrest Taylor
- Si Jenks (as Cy Jenks)
Cast & crew
Robert N. Bradbury Director
Bob Steele
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Bob Steele's "Big Calibre" A Cut Above · bobsluckycat · 2017-03-06
Directed by his father, Robert N. Bradbury, a noted "B" western director in his own right, This Bob Steele entry for Spectrum Pictures was a cut above the normal low budget Depression era westerns being made in 1935. This was mainly due to the star and his father and a story that was about uranium and marble as the precious commodities in question and murder and stolen money. Things move along at a fast pace, without question, until the final conclusion with nice doses of comedy and romance thrown in for good measure. Bob Steele gives his usual sincere but over the top performance. John…
