The Man from Utah

The Man from Utah
Film poster
Directed by	Robert N. Bradbury
Written by	Lindsley Parsons
Produced by	Paul Malvern
Starring	John Wayne Edward Peil, Sr. Polly Ann Young
Cinematography	Louis Clyde Stoumen
Edited by	Carl Pierson
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	May 15, 1934 (1934-05-15)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Man from Utah is a 1934 pre-Code Monogram Western film starring John Wayne, Polly Ann Young and the stuntman/actor Yakima Canutt. It was written by Lindsley Parsons and directed by Robert N. Bradbury. Wayne has a "singing cowboy scene" in the film, wherein his voice is dubbed.

Plot

An impoverished saddle tramp from Utah, John Weston, rides into a small town seeking work. He finds himself gunning down a trio of men robbing a local bank. The marshal sees the fearless, quick-drawing, sharp-shooting, hard-riding stranger as the man for the marshal's plan of discovering who is behind a crooked rodeo. A further mystery is that several rodeo riders have died of snakebite. Weston enters the rodeo as part of a plan to uncover the crooks. He manages to win every event he enters while also solving the crime, including the snakebite mystery, and winning the affection of the local judge's daughter.

Cast

• John Wayne as John Weston
• Polly Ann Young as Marjorie Carter
• Anita Campillo as Dolores
• Edward Peil Sr. as Spike Barton
• George "Gabby" Hayes as Marshal George Higgins
• Yakima Canutt as Cheyenne Kent
• George Cleveland as Nevada sheriff
• Lafe McKee as Judge Carter

See also

• John Wayne filmography
• List of American films of 1934

External links

• The Man from Utah on YouTube
• The Man from Utah at IMDb
• The Man from Utah is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
• The Man from Utah at the TCM Movie Database
• The Man from Utah at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• The Man from Utah at Rotten Tomatoes