Marked Trails (1944)
1944 · Feature film · 58 min · dir. John P. McCarthy
Hoot's a "Dude"...Bob's a "Bandit"! Together they rid a town of desperadoes! It's full of those thrills you like to see!
- Action
- Western
Synopsis
This one finds Jack Slade and Mary Conway,alias Blanche, being recognized as known and wanted crooks by deputy marshal Harry Stevens and, when he orders them out of town, Slade kills him. His son, Bob Stevens and friend Parkford become U.S. Marshals and proceed to rid the town of the cut-throat gang that has been terrorizing the citizens. Bob goes undercover as an outlaw and works his way into the gang, while Hoot poses as a Dude who goes about making fiery speeches on behalf of law and order.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- John P. McCarthy
- Writer
- John P. McCarthy
- Cinematography
- Harry Neumann
- Studio
- Monogram Pictures
- Released
- 1944-07-29
- Running time
- 58 minutes
Cast & crew
John P. McCarthy Director
Hoot Gibson
Bob Steele
Veda Ann Borg
Ralph Lewis
Mauritz Hugo
Charles Stevens
Bud Osborne
Lynton Brent
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Bob Steele & Hoot Gibson - Marked For Action · Poohbah70 · 2019-11-27
Not a bad film at all. The plot is unique enough to hold one's interest and the acting is a bit better than usual. Bob Steele does a good job as the undercover marshal. Mauritz Hugo makes an evil enough villain aided by his seductive and clever smoke screen Veda Ann Borg. Hoot Gibson plays an awkward role as a town reforming, roving do-gooder and Steele's smoke screen. The other actors are all okay. There's enough fighting and shooting to keep the action moving along.
★★ · A Troubled Film And A Troubled Series · bobsluckycat · 2014-03-14
In 1943, Monogram came up with idea to team pals and former top-rung western stars in a new series. Ken Maynard and Hoot Gibson playing themselves seemed like a good idea during the war years. They weren't going to be drafted or enlist as many other top western stars had, or in the case of Buck Jones killed in a fire. The first couple of entries filmed went pretty well for the producer Sherry Tansey and the writer Frances Kavanaugh, but not without complaints from Ken Maynard and he had some. They in turn weren't happy with him either. Monogram was not amused as well. As soon as Bob Steele…
