THE STAR PACKER (1934) John Wayne, Verna Hillie & George 'Gabby' Hayes | Romance, Western | B&W

The Star Packer is a 1934 Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, George "Gabby" Hayes, Yakima Canutt, and Verna Hillie.

SYNOPSIS
A gang working for The Shadow is terrorizing the town. John Travers decides to take on the job of sheriff and do something about it.
U.S. Marshal John Travers becomes the sheriff of a turn-of-the-20th century western town where several murders have occurred, hoping to flush out an outlaw known only as "The Shadow". He is aided by an Indian friend he asks to come help him. Anita Matlock, daughter of deceased, and niece of current Matlock ranch owner, arrives from back east at the same time.

After watching a stage holdup, Travers and his Indian friend discretely follow the robbers back to the town where the robbers are heard conversing with someone in what seems to be an empty room at the saloon, and later follow them to a hideout close to the Matlock ranch. In town, the "empty" room is found to have secret passages including a secret way to shoot people on the main street of town.

After arresting the suspected robbers, Travers makes one of them go back to the special room for instructions, where Travers overhears a plot to murder most of the town with a machine gun coming from the hideout on a wagon, and to murder him from the secret outlook onto the street.

CAST & CREW
John Wayne as U.S. Marshal John Travers
George "Gabby" Hayes as Matt Matlock (credited as George Hayes)
Verna Hillie as Anita Matlock, Matt Matlock's niece
Yakima Canutt as Yak, Travers's Indian sidekick
Billy Franey as henchman in the stump
Eddie Parker as henchman Parker (credited as Ed Parker)
Earl Dwire as henchman Mason
Thomas G. Lingham as Sheriff Al Davis (credited as Tom Lingham)

Directed by Robert N. Bradbury
Produced by Paul Malvern
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date July 30, 1934
Running time 52-54 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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