Dawn on the Great Divide is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton based on James Oliver Curwood's 1913 short story "Wheels of Fate". It was the final film of Buck Jones and the final film of Monogram Pictures Rough Riders film series. Colonel Tim McCoy was recalled up for military service in World War II and is not present in the film.
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Dawn on the Great Divide | |
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Directed by | Howard Bretherton |
Written by | Adele Buffington (screenplay) |
Based on | Wheels of Fate by James Oliver Curwood |
Produced by | Scott R. Dunlap (associate producer) |
Starring | See below |
Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
Edited by | Carl Pierson |
Music by | Edward J. Kay |
Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date | 18 December 1942 |
Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Rough Riders protect a wagon train and supplies for the railroad against a power hungry businessman who dresses his army of henchmen as Indians.
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