THE TRAIL BEYOND (1934) John Wayne, Noah Beery, Verna Hillie | Western | COLORIZED

The Trail Beyond is a 1934 Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring John Wayne, Noah Beery Sr., and Noah Beery Jr. The motion picture was based on the novel The Wolf Hunters by James Oliver Curwood, which was also adapted as a silent film (1926) and a later sound film (1949), both called The Wolf Hunters.

SYNOPSIS
Rod Drew hunts for a missing girl and finds himself in a fight over a goldmine as well.

CAST & CREW
John Wayne as Rod Drew
Verna Hillie as Felice Newsome
Noah Beery Sr. as George Newsome
Noah Beery Jr. as Wabi
Robert Frazer as Jules LaRocque
Iris Lancaster as Marie LaFleur
James A. Marcus as Felice's uncle
Eddie Parker as Ryan, the Mountie
Earl Dwire as Henchman Benoit

Directed by Robert N. Bradbury
Written by Lindsley Parsons, Based on The Wolf Hunters by James Oliver Curwood
Produced by Paul Malvern
Cinematography Archie Stout
Music by Lee Zahler
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date October 22, 1934
Running time 55 minutes
Country United States
Language English

NOTES
Stunning location backgrounds filmed around Mammoth Lakes, California, set this film firmly apart from most of the other Poverty Row westerns shot during the decade in which Wayne found himself trapped between his screen masterpieces The Big Trail (1930) and Stagecoach (1939).

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