Rough Romance (1930)

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  • ROUGH ROMANCE


    DIRECTED BY A.F. ERICKSON
    PRODUCED BY WILLIAM FOX
    FOX FILM CORPORATION



    Information from IMDb


    Plot Summary
    Working as lumberjacks in the Northwest, Billy West (George O'Brien)
    and his pal Laramie (Eddie Borden) spy two men stealing furs from a trap,
    and they arrive too late to save the trap owner from being shot.
    Billy suspects Loup LaTour (Antonio Moreno) and his partner Chick Carson (Harry Cording.)
    While Marna Reynolds (Helen Chandler) dreams of dances and pick chiffon dresses,
    her father (David Hartford) is being forced to purchase stolen furs from LaTour and Carson,
    and LaTour is throwing a few lecherous glances toward Marna.Billy,
    in a card game, catches LaTour cheating and also suggests he suspects
    him of theft and murder before further violence is stopped by the sheriff.
    Billy and Laramie are ambushed and Billy is shot in the shoulder but kills Carson.
    Laramie takes Billy to Reynolds trading post where Marna ministers to his would.
    LaTour convinces the sheriif that Billy murdered Carson and the sheriff is led on
    a dogsledded-chase by Laramie.LaTour returns to the post with intentions
    of changing his lecherous glances into lecherous action,
    and the weakned Billy struggles with LaTour as Marna races toward the log-jammed river.
    While John Wayne had a bit in this film and also worked on props,
    he was not given a Props credit as shown by some sources.
    If he had been, he would have been the first and only Props worker
    given an on-film credit in 1930. He wasn't credited in the Art Department.
    Summary written by Les Adams


    Full Cast
    George O'Brien .... Billy West
    Helen Chandler .... Marna Reynolds
    Antonio Moreno .... Loup La Tour
    Roy Stewart .... Sheriff Milt Powers
    Harry Cording .... Chick Carson
    David Hartford .... 'Dad' Reynolds
    Eddie Borden .... Laramie
    Noel Francis .... Flossie
    Frank Lanning .... Pop Nichols
    John Wayne .... Lumberjack (uncredited)


    Writing Credits
    Kenneth B. Clarke story The Girl Who Wasn't Wanted
    Donald Davis dialogue
    Elliott Lester


    Original Music
    Peter Brunelli (uncredited)


    Cinematography
    Daniel B. Clark


    Art Department
    John Wayne .... props (uncredited)


    Trivia
    Unknown


    Goofs
    Unknown


    Filming Locations
    Unknown

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

    Edited 4 times, last by ethanedwards ().

  • Rough Romance is a 1930 American adventure film western directed by A.F. Erickson.
    The film starred George O'Brien, Helen Chandler, Antonio Moreno, Roy Stewart,
    and Harry Cording and a 23-year old John Wayne had a minor uncredited role.


    Duke was a lumberjack credited as Duke Morrison.
    This life and death struggle in the wilderness,
    Les Adams, one of our members wrote the IMDb Plot Summary


    During the making of his previous film Words And Music
    he grew friends with George O'Brien,
    who later helped Duke get the part in Rough Romance


    Duke said

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    Thanks to my friendship with George O'Brien...
    I was made to feel I belonged to the lot...
    I loved going to work at the studio.
    I felt this was my life, my future.


    User Review

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    The 23 Year Old John Wayne
    Author: The-Lonely-Londoner from London, England


    It's the way that Wayne leans on his hips when he speaks to someone. He has charisma and personality that can emulated by all. His distinctive character carves him out as a screen personality rather than an actor, and there's a lot that can be learned from him about what it means to be talented rather than the story of the American west.

    Best Wishes
    Keith
    London- England

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