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Across the Plains

Name: Across the Plains
Director: Robert J. Horner
Released: 1928
Rating: 4.9
Cast: Cliff Lyons, Bud McClure, William Barrymore, Ione Reed, Ted Wells

1928Robert J. HornerIMDb: 4.9/10

Synopsis

Helen Williams, lured to a wild cattle-town on the promise of a job learns that the job she has is not the kind she thought she had, and finds herself selling drinks and dancing with drunk cowboys in the saloon. She meets Jim Blake, the rough-and-ready foreman of the Bar-X Ranch and they fall in love.

Director

Robert J. Horner

Cast

Jack Richardson

Ted Wells

William Barrymore

Ione Reed

Editor's Choice Analysis

Across the Plains: Stuntmen, stiff dialogue, and empty saloon mugs

If you’re looking for a polished Western with sweeping vistas and a swelling orchestral score, Across the Plains is going to be a massive disappointment. But if you have a soft spo...

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Across the Plains

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ScoreCult MeterScore

49%Popularity50%

#106Archive Rank#473

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Knowledge Base

Across the Plains FAQ

The movie Across the Plains was directed by Robert J. Horner.

Across the Plains was released in the year 1928.

Across the Plains has an IMDb rating of 4.9 out of 10.

Across the Plains is a movie from United States.

Across the Plains is categorised as Western, Drama, Romance in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

Across the Plains features Jack Richardson, Ted Wells, William Barrymore, Ione Reed.

The screenplay for Across the Plains was written by Royal Brown, Robert J. Horner.

If you enjoy Across the Plains, you might also like Man's Plaything (1920), The Flame (1920), The Jackeroo of Coolabong (1920), The Night Riders (1920).

Yes, Across the Plains (1928) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Western and Drama qualities.