''Arizona Terror'' is a 1931 American

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film directed by

Phil Rosen Philip E. Rosen (May 8, 1888 – October 22, 1951) was an American film director and cinematographer. He directed more than 140 films between 1915 and 1949. He was born in Malbork, Marienburg, German Empire (now, Malbork, Poland), grew up ...

and starring Ken Maynard,

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and

Hooper Atchley Lemuel Hooper Atchley (April 30, 1887 – November 17, 1943) was an American film actor. Atchley was the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Atchley. He was a 1908 graduate of the Knoxville, Tennessee, school system. Atchley's first professional ac ...

Partial cast

* Ken Maynard as The Arizonian *

as Kay Moore *

as Captain Cole Porter *

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as Lola *

Michael Visaroff Michael Simeon Visaroff (December 18, 1889 – February 27, 1951) was a Russian American film character actor. Biography Visaroff was born Mikhail Semenonovich Vizarov ( Russian: Михаил Семёнович Визаров) in Moscow, ...

as Emilio Vasquez * Murdock MacQuarrie as Joe Moore * Charles King as Henchman Ike *

Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...

as Henchman Chuckawalla

Plot

Businessman Cole Porter buys cattle from ranchers only to kill them later and recover the money that he paid them. His scheme begins to unravel when one rancher (The Arizonian) survives being wounded. Kay Moore finds The Arizonian and cares for him at her home until her father becomes the next victim. Moore suspects The Arizonian of being the culprit. He flees and joins Mexican outlaw Emilio Vasquez to capture Porter and reveal him as the true criminal.

Production

In addition to Rosen as director,

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was the producer, and

Jack Natteford Jack Natteford (November 27, 1894 – January 7, 1970) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 140 films between 1921 and 1967. He was born in Wahoo, Nebraska and died in Los Angeles County, California. He was married to fellow ...

was the writer. Arthur Reed was the photographer, Ralph M. DeLacy was the art director, and Martin G. Cohn was the film editor.

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in California served as the location setting.

Reception

'' Harrison's Reports'' described the film as "A fair Western" with "good horseback riding, plentiful fights, and fast action."

Preservation

This film is preserved in the

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collection.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.8 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

References

External links

* * {{allmovie, 2835, Synopsis 1931 films 1931 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Phil Rosen American black-and-white films Tiffany Pictures films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films