Westward Ho poster

Westward Ho( 1935)

TV-MAHistoryWestern
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ROMANCE RIDES THE PLAINS!

Overview

Ballard's trail jumpers attack the Wyatt Company wagon train, killing young John's parents and kidnaping his brother, Jim. In post-Civil War California, John Wyatt, now a man, pulls together a vigilante posse, The Singing Riders, who all ride white horses, dress alike, and ride the trails singing and rounding up outlaw gangs. Meanwhile, John is ever on the lookout for the gang that murdered his parents As a youngster John Wyatt saw his parents killed and his brother kidnapped. On a wagon train heading West he meets his brother who is now a spy for the gang which originally did the dirty work. He and his brother both fall for Mary Gordon When Ballard and his men attack the Wyatt wagon train, they kill all except two young brothers. Twelve years later one brother John has organized a vigilante group. The other brother Jim is now part of Ballard's gang and the two are destined to meet again

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Wayne

      John Wyatt

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      Sheila Bromley

      Mary Gordon

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      Frank McGlynn Jr.

      Jim Wyatt

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      Jim Farley

      Lafe Gordon

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      Bradley Metcalfe

      John Wyatt as a Child

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      Dickie Jones

      Jim Wyatt as a Child

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      Mary MacLaren

      Ma Wyatt

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      Hank Bell

      Mark Wyatt

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      Glenn Strange

      Carter

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      Earl Dwire

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Jack Ingram

      Vigilante (uncredited)

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      Jack Kirk

      Singing Rider (uncredited)

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      Tex Palmer

      Ballard Henchman (uncredited)

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      Jack Curtis

      Ballard (uncredited)

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      Yakima Canutt

      (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 19 2022
    This short feature sees John Wayne as the troubled "Wyatt" - a man who, as a young boy, watched his parents gunned down and is brother "Jim" (Frank McGlynn Jnr.) kidnapped. Spool on fifteen years or so and the two brothers encounter each other on a wagon train. It seem the brother has joined up with the dirty varmints who killed their folks and is now eyeing up the valuables! Sheila Bromley provides the love interest for both men, so a little gun totin' love triangle ensues as this film follows a rather formulaic trail... The one thing that does differentiate it is ... singing... Yep, Wayne's g...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • vigilante
    • white horse