Lost Ranch (1937)
1937 · Feature film · 58 min · dir. Sam Katzman
- Western
Synopsis
Cattlemen's Protective Association agent Tom Wade and his partner Happy are assigned to look into the disappearance of rancher John Carroll, who has been abducted by Carson, who wants to use his out-of-the-way ranch as a base for his smuggling operations. Complications arise as Carrol's daughter, Rita, looking for him, has an unfriendly run-in with Wade, then later is herself kidnapped by Carson.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Sam Katzman
- Writer
- Basil Dickey
- Studio
- Victory Pictures Corporation
- Released
- 1937-07-10
- Series
- Tom Wade Collection
- Running time
- 58 minutes
Cast & crew
Sam Katzman Director
Tom Tyler
Jeanne Martel
Howard Bryant
Slim Whitaker
Theodore Lorch
Forrest Taylor
Marjorie Beebe
Lafe McKee
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Tom Tyler - Stiff Acting, Good Detective · Poohbah70 · 2019-11-06
Another typical Tom Tyler western, with an overused plot, average script, and below average production values. Tyler (Tom Wade), who sings a few songs at the start, and his sidekick Howard Bryant (Clem "Happy" Baldwin, who constantly complains that women are trouble, are Cattlemen's Protective Association Officers called in by Laffe McKee (John Carroll) to investigate a land transaction. McKee thought there was something strange about it and now he is missing, so Tyler is now looking for him. To complicate matters, McKee sent for his eastern dwelling, dressed-in-high-fashion-style daughter…
