Westward Ho

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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 wo... Read allAs 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.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.

Director
- Robert N. Bradbury
Writers
- Robert Emmett Tansey
- Lindsley Parsons
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5.7/10

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Director
- Robert N. Bradbury
Writers
- Robert Emmett Tansey
- Lindsley Parsons
Stars

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John Wayne

John Wyatt aka John Allen

Sheila Bromley

Mary Gordon
(as Sheila Mannors)

Frank McGlynn Jr.

Jim Wyatt

Jim Farley

Lafe Gordon
(as James Farley)

Jack Curtis

Wick Ballard

Bradley Metcalfe

John Wyatt - as a Child

Dickie Jones

Jim Wyatt - as a Child

Mary MacLaren

Ma Wyatt

Yakima Canutt

Red - Henchman

Hank Bell

Mark Wyatt

Glenn Strange

Carter - Singing Rider

The Singing Riders

Vigilantes

Silver Tip Baker

Townsman
(uncredited)

Chuck Baldra

Singing Rider
(uncredited)

Charles Brinley

Vigilante
(uncredited)

Bob Burns

Vigilante
(uncredited)

Fred Burns

Vigilante
(uncredited)

Edward Coxen

State Official
(uncredited)

Director
- Robert N. Bradbury
Writers
- Robert Emmett Tansey
- Lindsley Parsons
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Trivia
This was Republic Pictures' first production.

Goofs
The handwriting on the notes that John Wyatt distributes varies between different notes.

Quotes
John Wyatt: [addressing potential recruits] And the answer, men is: we must band together. You, Carter; you, Russell; and every man here that's suffered from the injustice of these gangs. And it's up to us to clean them out. Now my plan is this: every man here will ride a white horse, wear a black shirt and a white scarf. And this way we'll know each other in battle. I'm asking for single men only. Men who'll stick. Who'll join me here?

Crazy credits
Opening titles: This picture is dedicated to the Vigilantes... builders of the New Empire of the West... stern frontiersmen of the days of '49. Men who gave their lives to purge the new frontier of lawlessness.

Connections
Featured in Kain's Lists: Top 12 Favorite Westerns (2013)

Soundtracks
Westward Ho
(1935) (uncredited)
Written by Tim Spencer and Glenn Strange
Played and sung as background at the start
Reprised by The Arizona Wranglers as The Singing Riders
Played and sung as background at the end

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5/10

Brother vs brother as the Duke leads a gang of vigilantes.

Brother versus brother as the Duke leads a gang of white-horse-mounted vigilantes out to destroy every bad guy in the state. His parents murdered by a gang of cattle thieves, his brother taken and raised by the gang, John/the Duke sets out to locate the gang a decade after the event. Exciting action scenes which make up for stilted dialogue, especially from Mary MacLaren as John's Ma. As the row of good guys, black hats and black shirts on their white chargers, thunder across the screen, my thoughts hark back to the days of 17-inch black and white TV sets. In Australia this comes packaged on a cheap DVD with 'Flying Tigers' and 'Hell Town'. The DVD has excellent sound but generally below average picture quality!