Back to browse
90% Critic Match
The Son of the Golden West
“ROARIN' THROUGH”
9.0 / 10• 1928• 1h 0m•NR• English
RomanceWestern
Storyline
Tom Hardy (Tom Mix), a pony express rider, is carrying government gold in a coach to Wassatch accompanied by Alice Calhoun (Sharon Lynn) , the daughter of the US telegraph survey station. The gold is to pay for the US Telegraph Survey and it is to be delivered to the survey chief, Jim Calhoun (Thomas Lingham). The coach is attacked by bandits led by the Slade (Duke Lee) and Kane (Mark Hamilton).
Cast & Crew
Tom Mix
Tom Hardy
LeadTt
Tony the Horse
Tony, Tom's Horse
Sharon Lynn
Alice Calhoun
Thomas G. Lingham
Jim Calhoun (as Tom Lingham)
Duke R. Lee
Slade
Lee Shumway
Tennessee
Fritzi Ridgeway
Rita
Joey Ray
Keller
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Eugene Forde's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Son of the Golden West is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
