THE COWBOY COUNSELOR (1932) Hoot Gibson, Sheila Bromley & Jack Rutherford | Western | B&W

Cowboy Counsellor is a 1932 American Pre-Code Western film starring Hoot Gibson and directed by George Melford. It mixed in strong elements of comedy with courtroom drama. One reviewer deemed it "the best of Gibson's films for Allied."

SYNOPSIS
A con man posing as a lawyer tries to sell copies of a phony law book. Things get serious when he has to defend a young man falsely accused of robbery.

Dan Alton is a con artist, posing as a lawyer in order to sell copies of a phony law book. When Bill Clary robs a stagecoach, and plants some of the stolen money at the ranch of Luke Avery, Avery's sister beautiful sister Ruth ropes an instantly smitten Alton into being Avery's defense attorney. As part of his strategy to defend Avery, Alton plans to pull off another stagecoach robbery.

CAST & CREW
Hoot Gibson as Dan Alton
Sheila Bromley as Ruth Avery
Jack Rutherford as Bill Clary
Skeeter Bill Robbins as Deputy Lafe Walters
Al Bridge as Sheriff Matt Farraday
Fred Gilman as Luke Avery
Bobby Nelson as Bobby Avery
William Humphrey as Judge Kendell
Gordon De Main as Replaced by Lorch
Merrill McCormick as Bearded Prisoner
Sam Allen as Hotel Clerk

Directed by George Melford
Written by Jack Natteford
Produced by M.H. Hoffman Jr.
Cinematography Tom Galligan, Harry Neumann
Edited by Mildred Johnston
Distributed by Allied Pictures
Release date October 15, 1932
Running time 62 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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