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Movie Title

Galloping Thru (1931)

55 or 58 mins | Western | 5 December 1931

Cast:

Tom Tyler, Betty Mack, Al Bridge [ More ]

Director:

Lloyd Nosler

Writer:

Wellyn Totman

Production Company:

Monogram Pictures Corp.
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HISTORY

The FD review describes a scene involving a stagecoach going over a precipice. A FD news item reported that "Betty Gable [sic] has been borrowed from United Artists to head the supporting cast," but her participation in the final film is doubtful. Modern sources include Artie Ortego in the cast. ...

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The FD review describes a scene involving a stagecoach going over a precipice. A FD news item reported that "Betty Gable [sic] has been borrowed from United Artists to head the supporting cast," but her participation in the final film is doubtful. Modern sources include Artie Ortego in the cast.

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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
12 Nov 1931
p. 8
Film Daily
25 Nov 1931
p. 4
Film Daily
7 Feb 1932
p. 10
Variety
8 Mar 1932
p. 23
CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Monogram Pictures Corp.
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
State Rights
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Lloyd Nosler
Dir
WRITER
Wellyn Totman
Story
PHOTOGRAPHY
Archie Stout
Cam
DETAILS
Release Date:
5 December 1931
Production Date:
ended 25 Nov 1931
Physical Properties:
Sound
Balsley and Phillips
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
55 or 58
Country:
United States
SYNOPSIS

A man returns to his home town just as his father is shot and killed. He avenges the murder of his father and wins the love of his best friend's girl, after his friend bows out. [No further information about the plot has been ...

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A man returns to his home town just as his father is shot and killed. He avenges the murder of his father and wins the love of his best friend's girl, after his friend bows out. [No further information about the plot has been located.]

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GENRE
Genre:
Western


Subject
Subject (Major):
Murder
Revenge
Romantic rivalry

Subject (Minor):
Stagecoaches
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