The read
It runs a compact 55m.
Synopsis
Johnny Brownell, former Confederate officer turned Federal agent, is sent to Texas during the reconstruction years to obtain evidence against a gang of raiders who have been making life difficult for the local carpet-baggers. He saves the life of Shorty Kendall, an unreconstructed rebel about to be hanged, and this wins him the gratitude of Belle Chambers, a widow whose husband was killed in the Civil War who hates all Yankees with a fever.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- J. Benton CheneyScreenplay
- Lambert HillyerDirector
Cast
- Johnny Mack BrownCaptain Brownell posing Johnny Langdon
- Evelyn BrentBelle Chambers
- Raymond HattonShorty
- Reno BrowneLynne Chambers (as Reno Blair)
- Marshall ReedRaider Larry Mason
- John HamiltonGeorge Boone
- John MertonPreston Durant
- Eddie ParkerHenchman Jeb (as Edwin Parker)
- Frank LaRueJudge Fry
- Ted AdamsProsecuting Attorney
- Pierce LydenMarshal Michael
- Cactus MackScout Tom
Stills
Themes
daughterfederal agent