''Headin' East'' is a 1937

Buck Jones Buck Jones (born Charles Frederick Gebhart; December 12, 1891 – November 30, 1942) was an American actor, known for his work in many popular Western movies. In his early film appearances, he was credited as Charles Jones. Early life, milita ...

Western directed by

Ewing Scott Ewing Scott (1897–1971) was an American writer, producer and director. He specialised in films that involved location filming. Select Credits *'' Igloo'' (1932) *''Untamed Fury'' (1947) *''Harpoon'' (1948) *''Arctic Manhunt'' (1949) Reference ...

Plot

Cowboy Buck Benson (Buck Jones) trades his trusty six-shooter for bare knuckles and batters his way from the wide-open plains to crack down on mob-related crime in Manhattan.

Cast

as Buck Benson *

Ruth Coleman Ruth Nancy Coleman (; 27 September 1931 – 27 March 2008) was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1974 to 1987. She was prominent in the anti-nuclea ...

as Helen Calhoun *

Shemp Howard Samuel Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was called "Shemp" because "Sam" came out that way in his mother's thick Lithuanian Yiddish, Litvak accent. He is ...

as Windy Wylie * Donald Douglas as Eric Ward * Elaine Arden as Penny *

Frank Faylen Frank Faylen (born Charles Francis Ruf, December 8, 1905 – August 2, 1985) was an American film and television actor. Largely a bit player and character actor, he occasionally played more fleshed-out supporting roles during his forty-two ...

as Joe *

Leo Gorcey Leo Bernard Gorcey (June 3, 1917– June 2, 1969) was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of hooligans known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side Kids and, as adults, The Bowery Boys. Gorcey was ...

as Boy Boxer in Gym (Uncredited)

Production

The working title of the film was ''West of Broadway''.

References

External links

* 1937 films Columbia Pictures films American Western (genre) films 1937 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films Films directed by Ewing Scott 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub