Sagebrush Trail

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John Wayne, Lane Chandler, and Nancy Shubert in Sagebrush Trail (1933)

A man framed for murder escapes prison and goes west, where he joins a gang with the real killer involved.A man framed for murder escapes prison and goes west, where he joins a gang with the real killer involved.A man framed for murder escapes prison and goes west, where he joins a gang with the real killer involved.

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5.4/10

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John Wayne

John Brant - aka Smith

Nancy Shubert

Sally Blake

Lane Chandler

Joseph Conlon - alias Bob Jones

Yakima Canutt

Ed Walsh

Henry Hall

Dad Blake

Hal Taliaferro

Deputy Sheriff
(as Wally Wales)

Art Mix

Henchman

Bob Burns

Sheriff Parker

Ted Adams

Taggart
(uncredited)

Silver Tip Baker

Townsman
(uncredited)

Hank Bell

Henchman
(uncredited)

Tommy Coats

Henchman
(uncredited)

William Dyer

Blind Pete
(uncredited)

Wally Howe

Store Customer
(uncredited)

Jack Jones

Henchman
(uncredited)

Julie Kingdon

Town Girl
(uncredited)

Tex Palmer

Posse Rider
(uncredited)

Tex Phelps

Henchman
(uncredited)

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Trivia
William Dyer died a week after the film premiered.

Goofs
While the store proprietor reads a note written by John Brant, there is a sudden brief cut for no apparent purpose to the exact shot of Brant and Conlon riding into town which was used a few moments earlier, before their visit to the store.

Quotes
[after eluding the sheriff by swimming underwater, John emerges on the far side of the lake at the feet of a tall gunslinger]
John Brant: Well, I guess you got me.
Joseph Conlon: [snorts] Come on out, stranger. I ain't the law. You're a pretty smart hombre and you got plenty of nerve. It strikes me that the boss could use somebody like you. What's your name?
[John glares at him]
Joseph Conlon: Smith, ain't it. That's the handle most of you fast travelers use. Aw, it's as good a name as any. Mine's Jones!
[they shake hands]
Joseph Conlon: Say, you're pretty near all in, ain't ya. Better come up with me to the hideout and meet the Big Chief. We're short a coupla hands.

Alternate versions
Also available in a computer colorized version.

Connections
Edited into Six Gun Theater: Sagebrush Trail (2021)

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6/10

Great Stuntwork!

"Sagebrush Trail" was the second in Wayne's Lone Star westerns made between 1933-35. It's one of the better entries in the series and is highlighted by the superior stuntwork of Yakima Canutt. He performs many of his signature stunts including a spectacular horse fall into a river, the mounting of a stagecoach from a prone position, a chariot like driving of a team of horses and several flying horse mounts.

The story involves Wayne on the run for a murder he didn't commit and searching for the real killer. He is befriended by an outlaw "Jones" (Lane Chandler) who brings him into the gang headed by Ed Walsh (Canutt). Wayne and Chandler become friends and compete for the affections of heroine Nancy Schubert. Meanwhile, the sheriff (Bob Burns) and his deputy (Wally Wales - aka Hal Taliaferro) are on their trail. Eventually Wayne discovers the real killer and proves his innocence.

This was one of the only pictures in the series that was not directed by Robert N. Bradbury. This one was directed by Armand Schaefer who does a pretty good job. There is plenty of action, imaginative settings and lots of hard ridin'.

Not a bad little "B" western on a modest budget.