California Straight Ahead!
Directed by Arthur LubinFormer school bus driver Biff Smith manages a trucking company which has its fleet pitted against a freight train in a race to deliver aviation parts to the Pacific coast.
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- Mister ArnJune 29, 2025“California Straight Ahead!” puts John Wayne behind the wheel instead of in the saddle, trading six-shooters for gear-jamming in this Depression-era melodrama about industry, ambition, and personal integrity. The plot is paper-thin, the romance barely sketched, and the villainy mild at best. It moves fast and plays broad, making for a passable diversion—but ultimately, it’s a minor entry in Wayne’s filmography, more of a footnote than a feature.
California Straight Ahead! Trivia
California Straight Ahead! was released on April 16, 1937.
California Straight Ahead! was directed by Arthur Lubin.
California Straight Ahead! has a runtime of 67m.
California Straight Ahead! was produced by Trem Carr.
Former school bus driver Biff Smith manages a trucking company which has its fleet pitted against a freight train in a race to deliver aviation parts to the Pacific coast.
The key characters in California Straight Ahead! are Biff Smith (John Wayne), Mary Porter (Louise Latimer), Corrigan (Robert McWade).
California Straight Ahead! is rated Passed.
California Straight Ahead! is an Action, Adventure, Romance film.
California Straight Ahead! has an audience rating of 5.7 out of 10.
California Straight Ahead! had a budget of $1.9M.