The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
When silver is found in Virginia City, Lawyer John Storm leads a group from Indiana west. He soon has to defend them all in court against a company that is after their claims. Fighting a crooked Judge, he gets a mis-trial by telling how much each of the jurors was bribed. Then he gets the Governor to appoint a new Judge. But just as the retrial opens, the Judge learns his daughter has been kidnaped.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard HigginDirector
- John T. NevilleScreenplay
Cast
- Tom KeeneJohn Storm
- Gwynne ShipmanLinda Avery
- James BushMark Twain
- Jimmy ButlerDanny Storm
- Robert FiskeHammond
- Carl StockdaleSawyer
- Ray BennettHenchman Bates
- William WorthingtonJudge William H. Avery
- Henry RoquemoreJudge Albion
- Lloyd IngrahamVirginny
- Budd BusterComstock
- Fox O'CallahanJockey Brown
Stills
Themes
claim jumpercrooked judge