Duke Carlton, an actor stranded in a small western town, gets a job as a cowboy on Tim O'Brien's ranch as a reward for beating up "Flash" Corbin, a real estate agent who has been trying to swindle the rancher. A romance develops between the actor and Patsy O'Brien, the rancher's daughter, but it is interrupted by the appearance of his former stage partner, Vera Van Swank, who claims him as her husband.
Look, if you’re not already a deep-cut B-Western enthusiast, you can probably skip Phantom of the Range. This is one for the true believers, the folks who get a kick out of seeing how these things were cobbled together in the mid-30s, or maybe just want to see Beans the Dog do his thing. Everyone else? You’ll likely fi...
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"Look, if you’re not already a deep-cut B-Western enthusiast, you can probably skip Phantom of the Range. This is one for the true believers, the folks who get a kick out of seeing how these things were cobbled together in the mid-30s, or maybe just want to see Beans the Dog do his thing. Everyone else? You’ll likely find it a bit of a slog, honestly. But if you’re in the mood for something genuinely old-school, with all its rough edges and peculiar charms, then pull up a chair. The whole premis..."
Tom Tyler
Frank Howard Clark, Randolph Bartlett, Oliver Drake
United States
1935 · IMDb 5.7
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