''Unknown Valley'' is a 1933 American
pre-Code
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Western film
The Western is a genre set in the American frontier and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. It is commonly referred ...
directed by
Lambert Hillyer
Lambert Harwood Hillyer (July 8, 1893 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director and screenwriter.
Biography
Lambert Harwood Hillyer was born July 8, 1893, in Tyner, Indiana. His mother was character actress Lydia Knott. A graduate of ...
and starring
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 ...
,
Cecilia Parker and
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943.
Biography
He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...
.
[Balio, p. 334] It was shot at the
Iverson Ranch in
California
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.
Cast
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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 ...
as Joe Gordon (as Charles 'Buck' Jones)
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Cecilia Parker as Sheila O'Neill (as Cecelia Parker)
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Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943.
Biography
He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...
as Elder Crossett
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Frank McGlynn Sr. as Head Elder (as Frank McGlynn)
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Ward Bond as Elder Snead
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Arthur Wanzer as Tim
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Alf James as Pop Gordon
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Buck Black
Buck may refer to:
Common meanings
* A colloquialism for a dollar or similar currency
* An adult male in some animal species - see List of animal names
* Derby shoes, nicknamed "bucks" for the common use of buckskin in their making
People
*Buck ( ...
as Shad O'Neill (as Bret Black)
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Carlota Warwick as Mary James (as Carlotta Warwick)
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Hank Bell
Hank Bell (January 21, 1892 – February 4, 1950) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 370 films between 1920 and 1950. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack
A myo ...
as Townsman
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Charles Brinley
Charles Brinley (November 15, 1880 – February 17, 1946) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1913 and 1939. He was born in Yuma, Arizona and died in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, ...
as Gong-Ringer
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Buck Bucko as Townsman
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Roy Bucko
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In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise to ...
as Townsman
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Frank Ellis as Townsman
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Jack Evans as Man Pointing Out Gordon
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Clarence Geldert
Clarence Geldart (June 9, 1867 – May 13, 1935) was an American film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1915 and 1936. He was sometimes credited as C.H. Geldart or Charles H. Geldart.
He was born in New Brunswick, Canada, and died i ...
as Army Colonel
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Si Jenks
Si Jenks (born Howard Hansell Jenkins; September 23, 1876 – January 6, 1970) was an American actor. He was involved in 224 films in a career spanning nearly two decades in vaudeville and films.
His best known appearances includes ''The ...
as Man at Bridger's Post
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Jack Kirk
Jack Kirk (February 19, 1895 – September 13, 1948) was an American film actor from Missoula, Montana who had roles in over 300 films, mostly B-westerns, from 1926 and 1954.
Selected filmography
* '' The Stolen Ranch'' (1926)
* ''Dames Ahoy! ...
as Ezra Turner
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Edward LeSaint
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as Jim Bridger
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Bud McClure as Townsman
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Lew Meehan
James Lew Meehan (September 7, 1890 – August 10, 1951) was an American film actor.
Meehan appeared in more than 200 films between 1921 and 1947. He was often the main villain in silent Westerns, but in sound films he was usually an "anon ...
as Townsman
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Steve Pendleton
Steve Pendleton (September 16, 1908 – October 3, 1984) was an American film and television actor. He also went by Gaylord Pendleton as a Broadway performer. He was in more than 220 different films and television episodes. Pendleton appeare ...
as Townsman
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Jessie Proctor as Townswoman
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Lucile Sewall as Townswoman
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Al Taylor as Townsman
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Harry Todd as Zeke
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Dorothy Vernon as Townswoman
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Slim Whitaker as Man at Bridger's Post
References
Bibliography
* Balio, Tino. ''Grand Design: Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939''. University of California Press, 1995.
* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.
External links
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1933 films
1933 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
Films directed by Lambert Hillyer
Columbia Pictures films
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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