''So This Is Arizona'' is a 1931 American

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film directed by

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and starring

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, Fred Church and

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Cast

as Bob Ransome * Don Wilson as Wobbly * Fred Church as Jake McKeever * Lorraine LaVal as Josie Gerrard * Tete Brady as Hattie McKeever *

as Buzz * Gus Anderson as Sheriff * Joe Lawliss as Henchman

Plot

Ranger Bob Ransome encounters conflict when he must arrest a man (Jake McKeever) who is the brother of Ransome's fiancée, Hattie. The arrest causes a breakup with Hattie, but Ransome is helped by a ranch heiress (Josie Gerrard) who loves him.

References

Bibliography

* Michael R. Pitts. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

* 1931 films 1931 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by J. P. McGowan 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub