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65% Critic Match
The Dawn Trail
“FAST RIDING! HARD HITTING! STRAIGHT SHOOTING!”
6.5 / 10• 1930• 1h 6m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
Dissension arises between cattlemen in Osage County, Texas, and sheepherders who have settled there and use the same watering stream. Mart Dalton, son of a wealthy cattleman, quarrels with and kills one of the settlers, thus placing sheriff Larry Williams in a delicate position; for he is Mart's best friend and is engaged to Mart's sister June. However, sworn to do his duty, he arrests Mart, incensing the cattlemen, who help Mart escape, leaving Larry wounded.
Cast & Crew
Buck Jones
Sheriff Larry Williams
Lead
Miriam Seegar
June Denton
Charles Morton
Mart Denton
Erville Alderson
Jeff Denton
Charles King
Skeets
Edward LeSaint
Amos
IG
Inez Gomez
Housekeeper Maria
Hank Mann
Cock-Eye
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Christy Cabanne's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Dawn Trail is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
