Born to the West

Directed by Charles Barton
Not Rated
1937    59mRomance, Western
5.750%4.8
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Dare Rudd takes a shine to his cattleman cousin Tom's girlfriend who asks Tom to hire Dare to head the big cattle drive. Dare loses the money for the drive to cardsharps, but Tom wins it back, but Dare must save Tom's life.
  • John WayneDare Rudd
  • Marsha HuntJudy Worstall
  • Johnny Mack BrownTom Fillmore
  • John PattersonLynn Hardy
  • Monte BlueBart Hammond
  • Syd SaylorDinkey Hooley
  • Lucien LittlefieldCattle Buyer
  • Jack KennedySheriff Pete Starr (uncredited)
  • Art MixTrail Hand (uncredited)
  • Charles BartonDirector
  • Stuart AnthonyScreenplay
  • Robert YostScreenplay
  • Zane GreyNovel
  • William T. LackeyProducer
  • Hans DreierArt Direction
  • Robert OdellArt Direction
  • Devereaux JenningsDirector Of Photography
  • John F. Link Sr.Editor
  • Mister ArnJune 6, 2025
    “Born to the West” (also known as “Hell Town”) is a low-budget Western that plays more like a TV episode than a full-fledged film. Running just over an hour, it’s straightforward fare, stock characters, easy resolutions, but worth a look to see John Wayne beginning to shape the cowboy persona that would soon define him.

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