''The Pocatello Kid'' is a 1931

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film, directed by

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. It stars Ken Maynard and was released on December 6, 1931.

Cast list

* Ken Maynard as the Pocatello Kid, aka Jim Bledsoe * Marceline Day as Mary *

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as Pete Larkin * Charles King as Trinidad *

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as Blaze * Tarzan, the Wonder Horse as Pocatello's horse

Plot

Maynard has a dual role as the title character and a corrupt sheriff. After the sheriff's death, a rustler talks the Pocatello Kid into becoming the new sheriff. The Kid foils the rustler's scheme by being straight rather than becoming a crooked lawman.

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