Dawn on the Great Divide (1942)
1h 3m | PG-13
Buck Roberts is leading a wagon train of railroad supplies and Jim Corkle and his henchman Loder are out to stop them by using white men dressed as Indians for the attacks.
Director: Howard Bretherton
Studio: Monogram Pictures
Genre: Western
Video: 720p
Cast
Buck Jones
as Buck Roberts
Mona Barrie
as Sadie Rand
Raymond Hatton
as Sandy Hopkins
Robert Lowery
as Terry Wallace
Rex Bell
as Jack Carson
Maude Eburne
as Sarah Harkins
Reviews
Quite a busy little throwaway western most notable, for me, for the significant amount of outdoor action photography. The plot is a bit too complex - but basically revolves around a series of train robberies that lead to three US Marshals (Buck Jones, Rex Bell and Raymond Hatton) being detailed to escort the latest shipment of supplies and investigate the lethal shenanigans. Quite soon the men realise that the supposed Indian attacks are a blind, and that there are unscrupulous plans afoot led by Harry Woods. The three leads do have a bit of chemistry between them, and it's a well paced little auctioner - but there are too many distracting sub-plots, some blackmail and a baby to muddy the waters. I did quite enjoy the hour, but it needed a more focussed narrative.