Under the Tonto Rim
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Under the Tonto Rim

7.0 / 10 1928 1h 0mNR English
Western

Storyline

Gold miner Edd Denmeade loves Lucy Watson, the sister of the official mining claim recorder. Denmeade suspects Watson of killing his father, who after a poker game was shot by a gambler "who shuffles with one hand." The real murderer, Sam Spralls, has convinced Watson that he killed Denmeade and threatens to expose him unless Watson assigns him all the gold claims. Spralls assembles a band of killers to jump the claims when Watson complies. Eventually, Denmeade learns the identity of the killer when he sees Spralls shuffle a deck of cards. He forms a vigilante party and rids the community of Spralls and his gang.

Cast & Crew

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Edd Denmeade

Lead
Mary Brian

Mary Brian

Lucy Watson

Alfred Allen

Alfred Allen

Dad Denmeade

Jack Luden

Jack Luden

Bud Watson

Harry T. Morey

Harry T. Morey

Sam Spralls

Billy Franey

Billy Franey

"One Punch" (as William Franey)

Harry Todd

Harry Todd

Bert

Bruce Gordon

Bruce Gordon

Killer Higgins

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Herman C. Raymaker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Under the Tonto Rim is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker