Summary
Boston pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento, where he runs afoul of local political boss Britt Dawson, who exacts protection payment from the citizenry. Dawson frames Craig with poisoned medicine, but Craig redeems himself during a Gold Rush epidemic.
Cast
John Wayne
Tom Craig
Binnie Barnes
Lacey Miller
Albert Dekker
Britt Dawson
Helen Parrish
Ellen Sanford
Patsy Kelly
Helga
Edgar Kennedy
Kegs McKeever
Dick Purcell
Joe Dawson
Harry Shannon
Mr. Carlin
Charles Halton
Mr. Hayes
Emmett Lynn
Whitey
Robert McKenzie
Mr. Bates (as Bob McKenzie)
Milton Kibbee
Ezra Tompkins
Paul Sutton
Chick - Dawson's henchman
Anne O'Neal
Mrs. Tompkins
Richard Alexander
Clem - Dawson's Henchman (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
Worried Woman
Hooper Atchley
Higgins
Sam Bernard
Miner
Stanley Blystone
San Francisco Deputy
Rudy Bowman
Townsman
Ed Brady
Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob
Frank Brownlee
Man on Street
Roy Bucko
Henchman
Nora Bush
Townswoman
Zeke Canova
Miner
Horace B. Carpenter
Townsman
Lynne Carver
Undetermined Minor Role
Chester Conklin
Undetermined Minor Role
Jim Corey
Shorty
Wade Crosby
San Francisco Bartender
Donald Curtis
Pike - Dawson's Henchman
Russell Custer
Townsman (uncredited)
Rube Dalroy
Townsman
Art Dillard
Henchman (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Townsman
Pearl Early
Mrs. Bates
Heenan Elliott
Man with Joker at Bar
Frank Ellis
Wagon Driver
Fern Emmett
Mrs. Coggins
Esther Estrella
Maria Alvarez
Jim Farley
Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob
Martin Faust
Miner
O.K. Ford
Singing Churchman
Martín Garralaga
Señor Alvarez
H.W. Gim
Townsman
Augie Gomez
Townsman
Dorothy Granger
Girl in First Saloon
Karl Hackett
Charlie - Wagon Owner
Frank Hagney
Angry Citizen in Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Townsman (uncredited)
Al Haskell
Townsman
Chick Hannan
Henchman
Robert Homans
Marshal Alvin Thompson
Olin Howland
Undetermined Minor Role
Frank Jaquet
Dr. Glaggett
Lew Kelly
Forty-Niner
Jack Kirk
Wagon Driver on Run
Emily LaRue
Rosita Alvarez
Rex Lease
Gold Strike Rider
George Lloyd
San Francisco Sheriff
Jack Low
Bartender
Eric Mayne
Townsman
Merrill McCormick
Dawson's Henchman
Mathew McCue
Townsman
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Undetermined Minor Role
Joe McGuinn
Deputy
Harry McKim
Boy at Wharf
Robert Milasch
Townsman
Carl Miller
Saloon Patron
Frank Mills
Loudmouthed Oaf (uncredited)
Art Mix
Undetermined Minor Role
Jack Montgomery
Henchman
Mike Morelli
Townsman
James C. Morton
Red - Sacramento Bartender
Charles Murphy
Saloon Patron
Bill Nestell
Townsman
Frank O'Connor
Bystander on Riverboat
Jack O'Shea
Saloon Patron
Bud Osborne
Undetermined Minor Role
Jack Perry
Townsman
Pascale Perry
Henchman
Ralph Peters
Undetermined Minor Role
Benny Petti
Townsman
Tex Phelps
Townsman
Rose Plumer
Townswoman
José Portugal
Jose
Jessie Proctor
Townswoman
Tom Quinn
Townsman
Bob Reeves
Townsman
Ruth Robinson
Mrs. Higgins
Tom Smith
Townsman
Forrest Taylor
Man in Saloon with Carlin
Harry Tenbrook
Saloon Waiter
Harry Tyler
Huckster
Minerva Urecal
Mrs. Carson
Guy Usher
Captain of First Boat
Max Waizmann
Bystander
Fred Walburn
Archie Higgins
Glen Walters
Woman at Camp
Cecil Weston
Mrs. Marvin
Slim Whitaker
Man on Street
Blackie Whiteford
Townsman
Matt Willis
Joker at Bar in San Francisco
Roque Ybarra
Townsman
Michael Miller
Yerp Bates
Jack Carr
Man Who Warns of Kegs' Arrival
Crew
Director
William C. McGann
Original Story
J. Robert Bren
Original Story
Gladys Atwater
Screenplay
Frances Hyland
Screenplay
Gertrude Purcell
Reviews
John Chard
May 4, 2017
7
Sweet singing coyotes.
Tall and elegant pharmacist Tom Craig comes to Sacramento to open up his own drug store. On route he incurs the wrath of bully boy Britt Dawson, who doesn't take kindly to his Bostonian manners, however Dawson's girl Lacey Miller does, and along with newly acquired friend Kegs McKeever, Tom has the foundation to see his plans thru to fruition, but Dawson and his loose cannon younger brother are determined to get in the way.
This is one of those films that the John Wayne haters should seek out when they use the argument that he always played the same characters. Here he is far from macho, for sure he will be forced to branch out and defend what's right, but his Tom Craig here is gentile and full of grace, very much a gentleman thank you very much. Plot wise we are treated to standard fare, good guys and bad guys just don't get on, and you just know that some pretty dames are going to have a say in proceedings. Yet this piece really has much more going for it, it's sense of fun, courtesy mainly of Edgar Kennedy and Patsy Kelly's blossoming relationship, the advancement of drugs to cure the sick and it's back drop of the Sacremento gold rush, all of it comes together to totally satisfy come the final credits. 7.5/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
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