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The Man from Utah

  • 1934
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John Wayne and George 'Gabby' Hayes in The Man from Utah (1934)
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In a horse-riding rodeo contest bad guys want John Weston to lose. When he doesn't go along they add some insurance: a poisoned needle just under his saddle.In a horse-riding rodeo contest bad guys want John Weston to lose. When he doesn't go along they add some insurance: a poisoned needle just under his saddle.In a horse-riding rodeo contest bad guys want John Weston to lose. When he doesn't go along they add some insurance: a poisoned needle just under his saddle.

  • Director
    • Robert N. Bradbury
  • Writer
    • Lindsley Parsons
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Polly Ann Young
    • Anita Campillo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
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    • Director
      • Robert N. Bradbury
    • Writer
      • Lindsley Parsons
    • Stars
      • John Wayne
      • Polly Ann Young
      • Anita Campillo
    • 33User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • John Weston
    Polly Ann Young
    Polly Ann Young
    • Marjorie Carter
    Anita Campillo
    Anita Campillo
    • Dolores
    • (as Anita Compillo)
    Edward Peil Sr.
    Edward Peil Sr.
    • Spike Barton
    • (as Edward Peil)
    George 'Gabby' Hayes
    George 'Gabby' Hayes
    • Marshal George Higgins
    • (as George Hayes)
    Yakima Canutt
    Yakima Canutt
    • Cheyenne Kent
    George Cleveland
    George Cleveland
    • Nevada Sheriff
    Silver Tip Baker
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Earl Dwire
    Earl Dwire
    • Rodeo Announcer
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Garrett
    • Pendleton Rodeo Performer
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Hack
    Herman Hack
    • Kent Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Kirk
    Jack Kirk
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Bud McClure
    Bud McClure
    • Henchman on Roof
    • (uncredited)
    Lafe McKee
    Lafe McKee
    • Judge Carter
    • (uncredited)
    Perry Murdock
    • Captured Bank Robber
    • (uncredited)
    Artie Ortego
    Artie Ortego
    • 2nd Bank Robber
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Tex Palmer
    Tex Palmer
    • Rodeo Judge
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert N. Bradbury
    • Writer
      • Lindsley Parsons
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    5bsmith5552

    Ride 'em Duke

    "The Man From Utah" is another of the Lone Star Westerns Wayne made in the 30's. This one has a rodeo setting with the Duke trying to outsmart the gang behind the murders and deceptive practices occurring therein.

    The producers make extensive use of footage shot at some long forgotten rodeo. With the money they saved they actually were able to come up with a pleasant enough musical score, a rarity for poverty row quickies. They even were able to incorporate a left over "musical" number from one of Wayne's ill-fated "Singin'" Sandy Saunders efforts at the beginning, even though it has nothing to do with the rest of the picture.

    The cast includes Polly Ann (sister of Loretta) Young as the heroine and Anita Compille as the good/bad girl competing for the Duke's affections. George (pre-"Gabby")Hayes is along again, this time as a Marshal. Edward Piel Sr. is the chief bad guy and once again proving that as an actor, he made a great stuntman, Yakima Canutt.

    Not the best of the Lone Star series, but not the worst either.
    4shakercoola

    Monogram monotony

    An American Western; A story set in Nevada about a saddle tramp who collaborates with a U. S. marshal to infiltrate rodeo racketeers who are secretly murdering any competitors so that they collect all the prize money. Simultaneously lively and dull, with its histrionics, simplistic dialogue, and simplistic storyline. John Wayne struggles along in the embarrassing glare of low production values, resorting to showcasing his trick-riding skills. There is stock footage of a real rodeo, the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, which provides some interesting footage of good stuntwork, but otherwise this is an unremarkable film.
    4utgard14

    "What do you want me to do? Get snake bit?"

    Oh, brother, this one starts out with John Wayne riding his horse and singing like he's high on wacky tobacky. His singing voice is dubbed but that just makes it more embarrassing, I think. Anyway, this singing cowboy rides into town just as the bank is being robbed. He helps marshal Gabby Hayes stop the robbers and is immediately recruited to do some undercover work with a gang that's fixing rodeos...or something like that.

    Polly Ann Young plays the female lead and she wears 1930s clothes even though this is supposed to take place in the Old West. There are also telephone poles throughout the entire movie that they don't even try to shoot around. They use stock footage during the rodeo scenes that clearly have people in 1930s attire in the audience. Historical accuracy was not a concern to the good people at Lone Star. This is one of many B westerns Wayne made in the '30s before he hit it big. The vast majority of these were forgettable but watchable oaters with little or nothing to recommend about them. A select few were better than average and many others were worse than average. This one's kind of crappy but if you have a good sense of humor and like to poke fun at bad movies, you might like it. Beware modern copies that have a terrible electronic score that often just starts at random spots in the movie.
    5Uriah43

    Fairly Entertaining but Extremely Dated

    This film essentially begins with a cowboy named "John Weston" (John Wayne) riding into a small town to inquire about a job. While he's talking, however, he notices that the local bank is being robbed by three men. With the local marshal out-gunned, John decides to return their fire which results in two of them being killed and the other one wounded to the point that he immediately surrenders. Quite impressed, "Marshal George Higgins" (George 'Gabby' Hayes) promptly offers John a job as his new deputy. After accepting the job offer, John is then sent to investigate a fraudulent rodeo circuit in another town which has already resulted in the deaths of three other cowboys--all by snakebite. However, to get to the bottom of this mystery, John has to volunteer as a participant in the same events as the other three cowboys. What he doesn't realize, however, is the overall level of corruption and the exact number of men that are involved. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that I found this to be a rather amusing film due in large part to the antiquated techniques involved in its production--with the recycled background noise during the rodeo scene being especially noticeable. Likewise, having the film start off with John Wayne strumming a guitar and supposedly singing while on horseback was equally entertaining. Admittedly, this film is extremely dated and certain allowances are almost certainly required as it pales in comparison to modern standards. Be that as it may, while it certainly wasn't a great film by any means, it managed to pass the time well enough and I have rated it accordingly. Average.
    dougdoepke

    A Ridin', Ropin' Cowboy

    Forget the guitar-strumming opening. This is Wayne at his youthfully charming best, relaxed and easy-going before the pressures of super-stardom and the booze bottle began to show .This is really a rodeo picture with lots of well-integrated footage of calf-roping, bull-dogging, and more, but no gun-play. (Am I wrong or do some of the pageant paraders look like they just staggered out of a saloon.) The baddies are trying to rip-off the town sponsors of the rodeo and only Wayne and the marshal stand in their way. It's fun watching the cantankerous Gabby character trying to break out from Hayes' serious marshal role. Polly Ann Young (Loretta's sister) with a really big smile makes a fetching love interest-- watch Wayne really plant one on her at fade-out. I don't know, but I thought the girl who played the Mexican Delores had a really phony accent. Then I checked the cast and came to find her movie credits are mostly Spanish language productions! Oh well, maybe she don't speak Spanish so good. Anyway, this is average Lone Star fare, mainly for rodeo fans who like seeing a bull's big neck get stretched or a scrawny little calf get thrown to the ground.

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    • Trivia
      The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
    • Goofs
      A sign spelling out CALGARY STAMPEDE backwards can be seen in the rodeo footage.
    • Quotes

      Marshal George Higgins: It seems mighty funny to me that every time this gang organizes a rodeo, their own men win all the first prizes. When it begins to look like an outsider is going to win, he gets sick. Two or three has even died from it.

      John Weston: Well, you can't arrest them for that, Marshal.

      Marshal George Higgins: No, maybe not. But it's might peculiar that when these outsides fall off them top broncs, they're suffering from snakebite. I tell ya, it just ain't natural.

      John Weston: What do you want me to do? Get snake bit?

    • Alternate versions
      Fox/Lorber Associates, Inc. and Classics Associates, Inc. copyrighted a version in 1985 with a new original score composed and orchestrated by William Barber. It was distributed by Fox/Lorber and ran 52 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited into Six Gun Theater: The Man from Utah (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Sing Me a Song of the Wild
      (uncredited)

      Written by Robert N. Bradbury

      Sung by John Wayne (dubbed by Jack Kirk) in the opening scene

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Rodeo
    • Filming locations
      • Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paul Malvern Productions
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    • Runtime
      51 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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