''A Man's Land'' is a 1932 American
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Western
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film, written by
Adele Buffington
Adele Buffington (born Adele Burgdorfer, and sometimes billed as Jess Bowers) was an American screenwriter of the silent and sound film eras of Hollywood.
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Adele was born in St. Louis to Adolph Burgdorfer and Mary Elizabeth Frederick, ...
and directed by
Phil Rosen
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He was born in Marienburg, German Empire (now, Malbork, Poland), grew up in Ma ...
. It stars
Hoot Gibson
Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitione ...
,
Marion Shilling
Marion Helen Schilling (December 3, 1910 – November 6, 2004) was an American stage and film actress. She was one of the most famous " B" leading ladies of the 1930s.
Biography
Marion Helen Schilling was born in Denver, Colorado in 1910.
Her ...
, and
Robert Ellis, and was released on June 11, 1932.
Plot
Tex Mason's ranch is facing a lot of
cattle rustling
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that will put them out of business. Unknown to Tex is that Joe, one of his ranch hands, is in cahoots with John Thomas who desires to take over the ranch for himself when it fails. When the actual owner of the ranch, who lives in Chicago dies, he leaves half the ranch to Tex and half to his daughter, Peggy Turner. Peggy desires to turn the cattle ranch into a
dude ranch
A guest ranch, also known as a dude ranch, is a type of ranch oriented towards visitors or tourism. It is considered a form of agritourism.
History
Guest ranches arose in response to the romanticization of the American West that began to occur ...
.
Accompanied by her maiden Aunt Flossie, Peggy travels West and immediately butts horns with Tex. Peggy feels that
cattle branding is cruelty to dumb animals, and turns against Tex when he dresses the cattle up in pink and blue ribbons. John Thomas befriends Peggy and sees the chance to set Tex up with the blame for the rustling.
Cast list
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Hoot Gibson
Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitione ...
as Tex Mason
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Marion Shilling
Marion Helen Schilling (December 3, 1910 – November 6, 2004) was an American stage and film actress. She was one of the most famous " B" leading ladies of the 1930s.
Biography
Marion Helen Schilling was born in Denver, Colorado in 1910.
Her ...
as Peggy Turner
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Robert Ellis as John Thomas
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Ethel Wales as Flossie Doolittle
* Skeeter Bill Robbins as Skeeter
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Alan Bridge as Steve
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Charles King as Joe
* Hal Burney as Jake
* Fred Gilman as Deputy Fred
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G. Raymond Nye as Pudge
References
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Films directed by Phil Rosen
American Western (genre) films
1932 Western (genre) films
1932 films
American black-and-white films
1930s American films
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