Where the West Begins

Where the West Begins

54 mins | Western | Feb. 2, 1938

Lynne Reed, Jack Manning's fiancée, is stagestruck and wants to go to New York for a career. She is encouraged in this delusion that she is a great actress by Barnes, who offers to buy her ranch, cheaply of course, so she can have enough money to get to the Big City. Barnes has Jack thrown into jail on a trumped-up charge of cattle rustling, and organizes a lynching party to get Jack permanently out of the way. Things get more complicated when Buzz, Jack's pal, discovers the secret of Lynne's ranch. How he engineers Jack's escape, and how they save Lynne adds suspense to a surprise climax.

Where the West Begins

54 mins | Western | Feb. 2, 1938

Where the West Begins
Lynne Reed, Jack Manning's fiancée, is stagestruck and wants to go to New York for a career. She is encouraged in this delusion that she is a great actress by Barnes, who offers to buy her ranch, cheaply of course, so she can have enough money to get to the Big City. Barnes has Jack thrown into jail on a trumped-up charge of cattle rustling, and organizes a lynching party to get Jack permanently out of the way. Things get more complicated when Buzz, Jack's pal, discovers the secret of Lynne's ranch. How he engineers Jack's escape, and how they save Lynne adds suspense to a surprise climax.
Producers
Original title Where the West Begins
Directors J.P. McGowan
Writers Stanley Roberts

Cast

Jack Randall

as Jack Manning

Fuzzy Knight

as Buzz, Jack's Sidekick

Luana Walters

as Lynne Reed

Arthur Housman

as Beano, Jack's Cellmate

Budd Buster

as Sheriff Judson

Kit Guard

as Henchman Smiley

Richard Alexander

as Barnes

Ralph Peters

as Hawkins

Joe Garcio

as Henchman Miller

Six-Bar-B Cowboys

as Saloon Musicians