Paradise Canyon
Paradise Canyon is a 1935 Western film starring John Wayne, directed by Carl L. Pierson. The film was Wayne's final Monogram Pictures/Lone Star Production Western. The film was released years later in a colorized version on home video/dvd under the title Guns Along the Trail.[1]
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 Original theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Carl L. Pierson |
| Produced by | Paul Malvern |
| Written by | |
| Starring | John Wayne |
| Music by | Billy Barber |
| Cinematography | Archie Stout |
| Edited by | Jerry Roberts |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures Corporation |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
| Language | English |
Plot
John Wyatt (John Wayne) is a government agent sent to smash a counterfeiting operation near the Mexican border. Joining Doc Carter's (Earle Hodgins) medicine show, they arrive in the town where Curly Joe (Yakima Canutt), who once framed Carter, resides. Learning that Curly Joe is the counterfeiter, Wyatt goes after the man himself.
Cast
- John Wayne as John Wyatt
- Marion Burns as Linda Carter aka Princess Natasha
- Reed Howes as Henchman Red
- Earle Hodgins as Doc Carter
- Gino Corrado as Rurales Captain
- Yakima Canutt as Curly Joe Gale
- Gordon Clifford as Mike – singer, Texas Two
- Perry Murdock as Ike – singer, Texas Two
- Earl Dwire (uncredited) as the second Sheriff
Colorization
In 2008, Legend Films colorized and renamed the film as Guns Along The Trail, for a DVD collection that features several other "Poverty Row" era John Wayne films.[2]
See also
References
External links
- Paradise Canyon on IMDb
- Paradise Canyon is available for free download at the Internet Archive
- Paradise Canyon at AllMovie
- Paradise Canyon at the TCM Movie Database
- Paradise Canyon at the American Film Institute Catalog