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The Conquering Horde
“She the Boss of a Bankrupt Texas Ranch...He a Secret Government Employee! Thrill to Their Desperate Struggle.”
7.0 / 10• 1931• 1h 13m•NR• English
WesternHistory
Storyline
Not long after the Civil War, Texas cattle ranchers realize they have a problem--the Union Pacific railroad is bypassing their state and make it near impossible to get their cattle to market. Many ranchers are being forced to sell their land, and crooked state treasure Marvin Fletcher buys up the land at pennies on the dollar. However, Laguna del Sol Ranch owner Taisie Lockhart and her ranch hands are holding out. Cowboy Dan McMasters returns to the ranch and tries to rekindle his romance with Taisie, but she rejects him because he fought for the North during the war. But what she doesn't know is that Dan is on an undercover mission from the President to investigate Fletcher, and in order to do that he has to pretend to be sympathetic to Fletcher and goes to work for him, angering Taisie even more. Complications ensue.
Cast & Crew
Richard Arlen
Dan McMasters
Lead
Fay Wray
Taisie Lockhart
Claude Gillingwater
Jim Nabours
IM
Ian Maclaren
Marvin Fletcher
Frank Rice
Spud Grogan
Arthur Stone
Lumpy Lorrigan
GM
George Mendoza
Cinco Centavos
James Durkin
Amos Corley
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edward Sloman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Conquering Horde is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
