ARIZONA TERROR (1931) Ken Maynard, Tarzan & Lina Basquette | Romance, Western | B&W

Arizona Terror is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ken Maynard, Lina Basquette and Hooper Atchley.

SYNOPSIS
Captain Porter's scheme is to buy livestock and then have his men show up later to kill the buyer and retrieve the money. When his men kill the next victim, he frames the Arizonian for the murder. The Arizonian escapes the law and joins up with the outlaw Vasquez. Knowing Porter's scheme, he plans to trap him by using Vasquez as the next buyer.

Businessman Cole Porter buys cattle from ranchers only to kill them later and recover the money that he paid them. His scheme begins to unravel when one rancher (The Arizonian) survives being wounded. Kay Moore finds The Arizonian and cares for him at her home until her father becomes the next victim. Moore suspects The Arizonian of being the culprit. He flees and joins Mexican outlaw Emilio Vasquez to capture Porter and reveal him as the true criminal.

CAST & CREW
Ken Maynard as The Arizonian
Lina Basquette as Kay Moore
Hooper Atchley as Captain Cole Porter
Nina Quartero as Lola
Michael Visaroff as Emilio Vasquez
Murdock MacQuarrie as Joe Moore
Charles King as Henchman Ike
Tom London as Henchman Chuckawalla

Directed by Phil Rosen
Written by Jack Natteford
Produced by Phil Goldstone
Cinematography Arthur Reed
Edited by Martin G. Cohn
Production company Tiffany Productions
Distributed by Tiffany Productions
Release date September 13, 1931
Running time 65 minutes
Country United States
Language English

NOTES
Vasquez Rocks in California served as the location setting.

Harrison's Reports described the film as "A fair Western" with "good horseback riding, plentiful fights, and fast action."

This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.

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