The Star Packer (1934)
0h 53m | PG-13
John Travers and Yak, his faithful Indian sidekick, pick up where a murdered sheriff leaves off, and try to nab the mysterious Shadow.
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Studio: Paul Malvern Productions
Genre: Action, Adventure, Western
Video: 720p
Cast
John Wayne
as U.S. Marshal John Travers
Verna Hillie
as Anita Matlock
George 'Gabby' Hayes
as Matt Matlock
Yakima Canutt
as Yak
Billy Franey
as Henchman in the Stump
Eddie Parker
as Henchman Parker (as Ed Parker)
Reviews
John Wayne is "Travers" who arrives in a remote town with his pal "Yak" (yep - Yakima Canutt, who even gets a line or two) just a the local sheriff is gunned down by a member of the "Shadow" gang. Determined to stamp to this lawlessness, he takes on the mantle of the dead man and is soon hot on the trail of the elusive ringleader. It features plenty of action, a fake room, "Gabby" Hayes adds some chirpy value and a rather wooden Verna Hillie provides the glamour as Duke closes in... Nothing much new here, the production is hasty and neither the story nor script are particularly remarkable with the identity of the baddie pretty much as plain as the nose on his face.