The Desert Trail
Encyclopedia
The Desert Trail is a 1935 film starring John Wayne
and directed by Robert North Bradbury and Cullin Lewis. The movie also features Eddy Chandler
, Mary Kornman
, and Paul Fix
.
) and his gambler friend Kansas Charlie (Eddy Chandler
) are wrongly accused of armed robbery at the Rattlesnake Gulch rodeo just after John Scott gets his rodeo
prize money. The Rodeo Official is robbed and murdered by Pete (Paul Fix
) a minute after Scott and Kansas Charlie leave. Pete then says he just saw John and his friend Kansas Charlie leaving the office. The two fugitives flee to another town where they assume new names. Meanwhile, Anne Whitaker makes a large deposit of rare Wisconsin silver at the depot, but Kansas Charlie intercepts this currency as a way to teach Pete about morality. But Pete arrives to point them out and they find themselves in jail
. Pete's reluctant accomplice, knowing they are innocent, gets them out and they head after Pete to try to get a confession.
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
and directed by Robert North Bradbury and Cullin Lewis. The movie also features Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler was an American actor who appeared in over 300 films. Three of these films won the Academy Award for Best Picture: It Happened One Night , You Can't Take it With You , and Gone with the Wind .- Selected filmography :The following were with John Wayne:* The Desert Trail * In Old...
, Mary Kornman
Mary Kornman
Mary Kornman was an American child actress who was the leading female star of the Our Gang series during the Pathé silent era.-Our Gang:...
, and Paul Fix
Paul Fix
Paul Fix was an American film and television character actor, best known for his work in westerns. Fix appeared in more than a hundred movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career spanning from 1925 to 1981...
.
Plot
Rodeo star John Scott (John WayneJohn Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
) and his gambler friend Kansas Charlie (Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler
Eddy Chandler was an American actor who appeared in over 300 films. Three of these films won the Academy Award for Best Picture: It Happened One Night , You Can't Take it With You , and Gone with the Wind .- Selected filmography :The following were with John Wayne:* The Desert Trail * In Old...
) are wrongly accused of armed robbery at the Rattlesnake Gulch rodeo just after John Scott gets his rodeo
Rodeo
Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,...
prize money. The Rodeo Official is robbed and murdered by Pete (Paul Fix
Paul Fix
Paul Fix was an American film and television character actor, best known for his work in westerns. Fix appeared in more than a hundred movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career spanning from 1925 to 1981...
) a minute after Scott and Kansas Charlie leave. Pete then says he just saw John and his friend Kansas Charlie leaving the office. The two fugitives flee to another town where they assume new names. Meanwhile, Anne Whitaker makes a large deposit of rare Wisconsin silver at the depot, but Kansas Charlie intercepts this currency as a way to teach Pete about morality. But Pete arrives to point them out and they find themselves in jail
Jail
A jail is a short-term detention facility in the United States and Canada.Jail may also refer to:In entertainment:*Jail , a 1966 Malayalam movie*Jail , a 2009 Bollywood movie...
. Pete's reluctant accomplice, knowing they are innocent, gets them out and they head after Pete to try to get a confession.
Cast
- John WayneJohn WayneMarion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
... John Scott, aka John Jones - Mary KornmanMary KornmanMary Kornman was an American child actress who was the leading female star of the Our Gang series during the Pathé silent era.-Our Gang:...
... Anne Whitaker - Paul FixPaul FixPaul Fix was an American film and television character actor, best known for his work in westerns. Fix appeared in more than a hundred movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career spanning from 1925 to 1981...
... Jim Whitmonlee - Eddy ChandlerEddy ChandlerEddy Chandler was an American actor who appeared in over 300 films. Three of these films won the Academy Award for Best Picture: It Happened One Night , You Can't Take it With You , and Gone with the Wind .- Selected filmography :The following were with John Wayne:* The Desert Trail * In Old...
... Kansas Charlie, aka Rev. Harry Smith - Carmen LarouxCarmen LarouxCarmen Laroux was a Mexican film actress. Born in Durango, Mexico, she appeared in 19 films between 1927 and 1941....
... Juanita LaRoux (as Carmen LaRoux) - Lafe McKee ... Poker City Sheriff Lee Brown
- Al FergusonAl FergusonAl Ferguson was an Irish-born American film actor. He appeared in nearly 300 films between 1912 and 1956.He was born in County Wexford, Ireland and died in Long Island, New York.-Selected filmography:...
... Pete, the drifter - Henry Hall ... Farnsworth (Rodeo Promoter)