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Santa Fe Bound (1936)

1936 · Feature film · 54 min · dir. Harry S. Webb

  • Western

Synopsis

Riding toward Santa Fe, Tom Crenshaw shoots a bushwhacker who has killed Dad Bates from ambush. Discovering a money belt on Bates, Tom carries it to town, along with a letter he finds in the pocket of the killer, which offers him the means of identifying either of the dead men. In town, Tom has a run-in with gunman One-Shot Morgan and one of Morgan's henchmen sees Tom with the money belt. Tom poses as the renegade who did the killing and is accepted by Morgan and his gang. Tom's plan is working…

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Details

Director
Harry S. Webb
Writer
Carl Krusada
Cinematography
William Hyer
Studio
Reliable Pictures Corporation
Released
1936-08-14
Running time
54 minutes

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · Tom Tyler & Bad Script = Okay Western · Poohbah70 · 2019-11-03

Its unfortunate that Tyler was saddled with such a riddled-with holes script that strains one's belief. One move after another makes no sense - and Tyler was no great actor - making it even harder to rouse that suspension of disbelief. Oh well, its only a 1930s western, full of action, good for the kids' Saturday afternoon at the movies. The very attractive female lead Jeanne Martel (Molly Bates) may not have been a great actress, but she was cute as a boot and married Tyler in 1937. The much experienced film villains include Richard Kramer (Stanton), Slim Whitaker (One-Shot Morgan), Chas.…

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