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70% Critic Match
Lure of the Wasteland
“Photographed in natural COLOR by Francis Corby”
7.0 / 10• 1939• 55m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
A "special" by Monogram standards, Lure of the Wasteland was lensed in a not inexpensive process called Telco-color. Grant Withers takes a break from his duties in the "Mister Wong" series to play Smitty, a US marshal assigned to track down $250,000 in stolen bonds.
Cast & Crew
Grant Withers
Smitty
Lead
LeRoy Mason
Butch Cooper
Ruth Findlay
Ruth Carlton (as Marion Arnold)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Cookie
Tom London
Foreman
HR
Henry Roquemore
Judge Carlton
Karl Hackett
Parker
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harry L. Fraser's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lure of the Wasteland is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
