Wagon Trail (1935)

Wagon Trail (1935). 55m | Passed

“Some of the plot elements of Wagon Trail are to be found almost 40 years later in a John Wayne western called Cahill, US Marshal. Like Harry Carey who was the Dukeu0026#39;s original model for a screen persona, Wayne had to deal with some juvenile delinquent offspring of his who have strayed on the outlaw path.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCarey is the town marshal whose kid Edward Norris has accumulated some gambling debts over at Roger Williamsu0026#39;s saloon. Williams is holding his IOUs and with that hanging over Norris persuades him to join his outlaw gang, a side interest Williams has. When a robbery is committed and a law officer killed, Norris is left holding the bag and he wonu0026#39;t squeal. Partly heu0026#39;s afraid, but also heu0026#39;s got a thing for Williamsu0026#39;s stepdaughter Gertrude Messinger.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHow it all gets resolved is the plot of Wagon Trail. Of course the parameters of B westerns for the Saturday matinée crowd are observed in this film. Shortly Carey would be leaving B western starring roles behind and transition nicely in his career to some great character roles, some of those parts without a hint of sagebrush.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWagon Trail is not too bad for a B western and holds up well even though the production values for this independent oater are none too good.”