Wild West Romance (1928)
55 mins | Western | 10 June 1928
Cast:
Rex Bell, Caryl Lincoln, Neil Neely [ More ]Director:
R. Lee HoughWriters:
Jack Cunningham, John StoneCinematographer:
Sol HalperinEditors:
Barney Wolf, J. Logan PearsonProduction Company:
Fox Film Corp.Wild West Romance marked the motion picture debut of actor Rex Bell (1903--1962). Mentioned in reviews and ads for the film as the successor to popular Fox Western stars Tom Mix and Buck Jones, who both left that studio in early 1928, Bell acted primarily in Western films from 1928 until the 1940s. He married screen star Clara Bow in 1931 and eventually served as the Republican Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in the mid-1950s. ...
Wild West Romance marked the motion picture debut of actor Rex Bell (1903--1962). Mentioned in reviews and ads for the film as the successor to popular Fox Western stars Tom Mix and Buck Jones, who both left that studio in early 1928, Bell acted primarily in Western films from 1928 until the 1940s. He married screen star Clara Bow in 1931 and eventually served as the Republican Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in the mid-1950s.
Rancher Phil O'Malley, who is in love with Ruth Thorndyke, the daughter of Rev. William Thorndyke, deduces that rival Blake Martin is the secret leader of a gang of robbers who have victimized many of the local ranches. When Martin tries to escape on a freight train, Phil rides his horse alongside, then jumps onto the speeding train. After freeing himself from the wheels of the train, Phil catches Martin and bests him in a fight, thus winning the respect of Ruth, her father and the local ...
Rancher Phil O'Malley, who is in love with Ruth Thorndyke, the daughter of Rev. William Thorndyke, deduces that rival Blake Martin is the secret leader of a gang of robbers who have victimized many of the local ranches. When Martin tries to escape on a freight train, Phil rides his horse alongside, then jumps onto the speeding train. After freeing himself from the wheels of the train, Phil catches Martin and bests him in a fight, thus winning the respect of Ruth, her father and the local sheriff.
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