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''Man of the Forest'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Western film directed by Henry Hathaway, based upon a novel by Zane Grey, released by

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, and starring

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and

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, Barton MacLane, Buster Crabbe and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. The film is also known as ''Challenge of the Frontier'' (American reissue title). Hathaway directed much of the same cast (Scott, Beery, Carey and Crabbe) that same year in another Zane Grey story, '' The Thundering Herd'', and also Scott, Beery and Crabbe in '' To the Last Man'', yet another Zane Grey story that year.

Plot

Based upon a novel by Zane Grey, ''Man of the Forest'' involves a young lady (

) who is captured by a band of outlaws led by Clint Beasley (

). Brett Dale (

) figures out their plan and rescues her.

1926 version

This film is a

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of a 1926 version of the same name starring Jack Holt in the role subsequently portrayed by Randolph Scott. Scott's hair was darkened and he wore a moustache in order to more closely match stock footage of Holt playing the part. Warner Oland played Noah Beery's role of Clint Beasley in the earlier film.

Cast

as Brett Dale *

as Alice Gaynor *

as Jim Gaynor *

as Clint Beasley * Barton MacLane as Mulvey * Buster Crabbe as Yegg * Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Big Casino * Vince Barnett as Little Casino *

Blanche Friderici Blanche L. Friderici (January 21, 1878 – December 23, 1933) was an American film and stage actress, sometimes credited as Blanche Frederici. Early years Friderici was a native of Brooklyn, New York. Her parents were William E. Friderici ...

as Mrs. Peg Forney * Tempe Pigott as Madame *

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as Sheriff Blake

Restoration

A 35mm print of the film exists and was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 2015.

References

External links

* * 1933 films 1933 Western (genre) films Films based on works by Zane Grey American Western (genre) films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films based on American novels Films directed by Henry Hathaway Paramount Pictures films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub