Fighting Thru; or, California in 1878 (1930)
1930 · Feature film · 58 min
- Western
- Romance
Synopsis
Dan and Tennessee are successful gold miners. Ace Brady learns of their success and sends Fox to rob them. During the robbery Fox shoots Tennessee and Ace arrives to arrest Dan for the murder. Dan escapes but is now a wanted man. Miner Dan Barton (Ken Maynard) and his partner George Malden, known as "Tennessee", have hit a strike on their claim, and Dan returns to their cabin to find that Malden has departed to meet his sister, Alice (Jeanette Loff), who is arriving on the stage from Tennessee…
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★★★ · A Movie For Ken Maynard Fans · Poohbah70 · 2020-01-07
Early western talkie with Ken Maynard, who IMO talks like an early version of "Gomer Pyle," and, with his "aw shucks" manner, hasn't got a lot more sense. In this film he seems to always be at the wrong place at the wrong time and spends the entire film clearing his reputation while running down the bad guys. The script does its best to include a lot of clever things done by Tarzan, Maynard's horse. William L. Thorne has the twisted evil grin of a crook and Charles King does his best in his usual role as henchman. Willowy beauty Jeanette Loff is the love interest and Carmelita Geraghty is a…