1931 film
The Conquering Horde is a 1931 American pre-Code Western directed by Edward Sloman and written by Emerson Hough , Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt . The film stars Richard Arlen , Fay Wray , Claude Gillingwater , Ian Maclaren , Frank Rice , Arthur Stone and George Mendoza. The film was released on January 31, 1931, by Paramount Pictures .[ 1] [ 2] It was a remake of the 1924 silent film North of 36 .[ 3]
Plot
Dan McMasters arrives in Texas from Washington to help establish a route for ranchers to get their cattle to market. He faces opposition from land barons who are accustomed to charging tolls for use of their land.[ 3]
Cast
Production
The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California .[ 4]
See also
References
^ Hal Erickson (2015). "The-Conquering-Horde - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com" . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015 .
^ "The Conquering Horde (1931) - Overview - TCM.com" . Turner Classic Movies . Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015 .
^ a b Erickson, Hal. "The Conquering Horde (1931)" . AllMovie . Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021 .
^ Jensen, Larry (2018). Hollywood's Railroads: Sierra Railroad . Vol. Two. Sequim, Washington: Cochetopa Press. p. 12. ISBN 9780692064726 . Archived from the original on October 6, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2022 .
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