''The One Way Trail'' is a 1931
pre-Code
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American
Western
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Places
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film directed by
Ray Taylor and starring
Tim McCoy
Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life. McCoy is most noted for his roles in B-grade Western films. As a popular cowboy film star, he ap ...
,
Doris Hill
Doris Hill (March 21, 1905 – March 3, 1976), born Roberta M. Hill, was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s.
Early years
Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Hill was the daughter of rancher William A. Hill. She was educated ...
and
Carroll Nye
Robert Carroll Nye (October 4, 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1925 and 1944. His most memorable role was Frank Kennedy, Scarlett's second husband, in ''Gone with the Wind''.
...
.
Plot
After finding his brother dying from a wound, a reformed gambler (McCoy) takes a job as a dealer to try to catch the man his brother named as his killer. Eventually an impostor is revealed as the real killer.
Cast
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Tim McCoy
Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life. McCoy is most noted for his roles in B-grade Western films. As a popular cowboy film star, he ap ...
as Tim Allen
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Doris Hill
Doris Hill (March 21, 1905 – March 3, 1976), born Roberta M. Hill, was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s.
Early years
Born and raised in Roswell, New Mexico, Hill was the daughter of rancher William A. Hill. She was educated ...
as Helen Beck
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Carroll Nye
Robert Carroll Nye (October 4, 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1925 and 1944. His most memorable role was Frank Kennedy, Scarlett's second husband, in ''Gone with the Wind''.
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as Terry Allen
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Polly Ann Young
Polly Ann Young (October 25, 1908 – January 21, 1997) was an American actress.
Biography
Young was born in Denver, Colorado. Actresses Loretta Young and Sally Blane were her sisters. From 1917 to 1941, she was featured in over 40 movies, ...
as Mollie
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Robert Homans
Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career.
Life and career
Robert Homans was born November 8, 1877, in Malden, Massachusetts. Although he studied ...
as George Beck
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Al Ferguson
Al Ferguson (19 April 1888 – 4 December 1971) was an Irish-born American film actor.
Born in County Wexford, Ireland, he appeared in nearly 300 films between 1912 and 1956. Billed as Smoke Ferguson, by 1912 he was making Westerns for Selig ...
as Coldeye Cornell
References
Bibliography
* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.
External links
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1931 films
1931 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
Films directed by Ray Taylor
Columbia Pictures films
American black-and-white films
Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
English-language Western (genre) films
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