Pueblo Terror
1931 film directed by Alan James
Pueblo Terror is a 1931 American pre-Code
Western film directed by Alan James and starring Jay Wilsey, Jack Harvey and Wanda Hawley.
Cast
Jay Wilsey as Bill Sommers
Jack Harvey as John Weston
Wanda Hawley as Helen Weston
James P. Spencer as Pedro
Aline Goodwin as Martha Morgan
Art Mix as Buck Peters
Yakima Canutt as Ballen, crooked Foreman
Horace B. Carpenter as Sheriff
Al Ferguson as Henchman Al
Hank Bell as Henchman Hank
Robert D. Walker as Bob Morgan
Plot
A war veteran (Sommers) returns encounters a land-grab scheme when he returns home. The culprit (John Weston) denies the existence of such a plan and diverts attention when he blames Sommers for the murder of a rancher. Sommers eventually uncovers the truth and proves his innocence. The film was the second of five starring Buffalo Bill, Jr. (Wilsey), all of which were based on stories written by Canutt.
References
Bibliography
Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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