BLUE STEEL
DIRECTED ROBERT NORTH BRADBURY
PRODUCED BY PAUL MALVERN
LONE STAR PRODUCTIONS
MONOGRAM PICTURES
Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Plot Summary
When Sheriff Jake sees a man at the safe and then finds the payroll gone, he trails him.
Just as he is about to arrest him, the man saves his life.
Still suspicious, he joins up with the man and later they learn that Melgrove,
the towns leading citizen, is trying to take over the area's ranches
by having his gang stop all incoming supply wagons.
With the ranchers about to sell to Melgrove, the two newcomers say they will bring in provisions.
Summary written by Maurice VanAuken
Full Cast
John Wayne .... John Carruthers
Eleanor Hunt .... Betty Mason
George 'Gabby' Hayes .... Sheriff Jake Withers (as George Hayes)
Edward Peil Sr. .... Malgrove (as Edward Peil)
Yakima Canutt .... Danti, the Polka Dot Bandit
Lafe McKee .... Dan Mason
George Cleveland .... Hank, innkeeper
Earl Dwire .... Henchman in town
Silver Tip Baker .... Townsman (uncredited)
Barney Beasley .... Townsman (uncredited)
Hank Bell .... Stage driver with payroll (uncredited)
Ralph Bucko .... Townsman (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter .... Townsman (uncredited)
Fern Emmett .... Mrs. Williams (uncredited)
Jack Evans .... Townsman (uncredited)
Herman Hack .... Henchman (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch .... Townsman (uncredited)
Bud McClure .... Townsman (uncredited)
Perry Murdock .... Henchman (uncredited)
George Nash .... The bridegroom (uncredited)
Herman Nowlin .... Townsman (uncredited)
Artie Ortego .... Henchman (uncredited)
Tex Phelps .... Townsman (uncredited)
Writing Credits
Robert N. Bradbury (Story and Screenplay)
Cinematography
Archie Stout
Stunts
Yakima Canutt .... stunt double: John Wayne (uncredited)
Trivia
Malgrove's house is the same house as Juanita's house in The Desert Trail (1935)
and as the Matlock ranch-house in He Wore a Star (1934).
Carruthers and Sherriff Withers jump into the same river at the same point as Weston and Spike Barton
do in The Man from Utah (1934).
The plot is very similar to Lawless Range (1935) - a hidden gold deposit,
a wealthy man cutting off supplies to the valley with the intention of buying up the properties cheaply.
Goofs
* Continuity: When Carruthers and Sheriff Jake arrive to Yucca City,
riding with Malgrove and Danti, Carruthers and Jake ride until the middle of the group.
The next shot shows both leaving the horses in the right-hand side of the group.
Filming Locations
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
Big Pines, California, USA
General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
(studio)
Kernville, California, USA
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