Dawn on the Great Divide

Buck Roberts is leading a wagon train of railroad supplies and Jim Corkle and his henchman Loder are out to stop them by using white men dressed as Indians for the attacks.

Cast

Buck Jones

as Buck Roberts

Mona Barrie

as Sadie Rand

Raymond Hatton

as Sandy Hopkins

Robert Lowery

as Terry Wallace

Rex Bell

as Jack Carson

Maude Eburne

as Sarah Harkins

Christine McIntyre

as Mary Harkins

Betty Blythe

as Mrs. Elmira Corkle

Robert Frazer

as Judge John Corkle

Harry Woods

as Jim Corkle

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Quite a busy little throwaway western most notable, for me, for the significant amount of outdoor action photography. The plot is a bit too complex - but basically revolves around a series of train robberies that lead to three US Marshals (Buck Jones, Rex Bell and Raymond Hatton) being detailed to e...

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