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THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

Movie Title

Near the Rainbow's End (1930)

58 mins | Western | 10 June 1930

Cast:

Bob Steele, Louise Lorraine, Lafe McKee [ More ]

Director:

J. P. McGowan

Writer:

Sally Winters

Producer:

Trem Carr

Cinematographers:

T. E. Jackson, Hap Depew

Editor:

Charles J. Hunt

Production Company:

Trem Carr Productions
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SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Film Daily
6 Jul 1930
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CAST
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Trem Carr Productions
DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
Tiffany Productions, Inc.
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
J. P. McGowan
Dir
PRODUCER
Trem Carr
Prod
WRITERS
Sally Winters
Scen
Sally Winters
Story
Charles A. Post
Dial
PHOTOGRAPHY
Hap Depew
Dir of photog
T. E. Jackson
Dir of photog
FILM EDITOR
Charles Hunt
Charles J. Hunt
Film ed
SET DECORATOR
Ernest R. Hickson
E. R. Hickson
Settings
SOUND
Neil Jackson
Rec eng
C. F. Franklin
Rec eng
SOURCES
SONGS
"Ro-Ro-Rollin' Along," words by Billy Moll and Harry Richman, music by Murray Mencher.
DETAILS
Release Date:
10 June 1930
Production Date:

Physical Properties:
Sound
RCA Photophone
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
58
Length(in feet):
5,178
Length(in reels):
6
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Despite past friendliness, cattle ranchers Tom and Jim Bledsoe (father and son) fence off their range to prevent its use by neighboring sheep ranchers Tug Wilson and Buck Rankin, suggesting that they hope to end their recent loss of cattle. Buck shoots Tug in an argument over where to take the sheep, and Jim is accused of murder and of stampeding the sheep. Believing Jim guilty, Tug's daughter, Ruth, aids Buck in capturing him; but Jim escapes, Ruth gets help from the sheriff, and a sheepherder reveals Buck's responsibility for both the rustling of the Bledsoe's cattle and Tug's murder. (Incidental ...

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Despite past friendliness, cattle ranchers Tom and Jim Bledsoe (father and son) fence off their range to prevent its use by neighboring sheep ranchers Tug Wilson and Buck Rankin, suggesting that they hope to end their recent loss of cattle. Buck shoots Tug in an argument over where to take the sheep, and Jim is accused of murder and of stampeding the sheep. Believing Jim guilty, Tug's daughter, Ruth, aids Buck in capturing him; but Jim escapes, Ruth gets help from the sheriff, and a sheepherder reveals Buck's responsibility for both the rustling of the Bledsoe's cattle and Tug's murder. (Incidental songs.)

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Rustlers, Cattle, Sheep, Murder, Ranchers, Family relationships, Sheepherders
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