- Source: The Forty-Niners (1932 film)
The Forty-Niners is a 1932 American western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Tom Tyler, Betty Mack and Fern Emmett. It was a Monarch Production by a Poverty Row independent film company.
Plot
In the mid-nineteenth century scout Squaw O'Hara is hired to take a wagon train west. However, he takes it off the trail so it can be attacked by his Indian allies. However, frontiersman Tennessee Matthews is wise to his game and sets out to foil his scheme.
Cast
Tom Tyler as Tennessee Matthews
Betty Mack as Virginia Hawkins
Al Bridge as O'Hara
Fern Emmett as Widow Spriggs
Gordon Wood as Jed Hawkins
Mildred Rogers as Lola
Fred Ritter as Tanner
Frank Ball as MacNab
Florence Wells as Tanner's wife
Uncredited
Bob Card as Settler
Joe De La Cruz as Renegade
Bob Kortman as Settler
References
Bibliography
Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
The Forty-Niners at IMDb
The Forty-Niners at AllMovie
The Forty-Niners at the TCM Movie Database
The Forty-Niners at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films