BORN TO THE WEST
also known as HELLTOWN

DIRECTED BY CHARLES BARTON
PRODUCED BY WILLIAM LeBARON
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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
Dare Rudd takes a shine to his cattleman cousin Tom's girlfriend who asks
Tom to hire Dare to head the big cattle drive.
Dare loses the money for the drive to cardsharps, but Tom wins it back,
but Dare must save Tom's life.
Summary written by Ed Stephan

Full Cast
John Wayne .... Dare Rudd
Marsha Hunt .... Judy Rustoe
Johnny Mack Brown .... Tom Fillmore (as John Mack Brown)
John Patterson .... Lyn Hardy
Monte Blue .... Bart Hammond
Lucien Littlefield .... John, cattle buyer
Jennie Boyle .... Sam (uncredited)
James Craig .... Brady, card sharp (uncredited)
Jack Daley .... Card player (uncredited)
Al Ferguson .... Bartender #1 (uncredited)
Jack Kennedy .... Sheriff (uncredited)
Nick Lukats .... Jim Fallon, henchman-rustler (uncredited)
Vester Pegg .... Bartender #2 (uncredited)
Lee Prather .... Lightning-rod salesman (uncredited)
Syd Saylor .... Dink Hooley (uncredited)
Jim Thorpe .... (uncredited)

Writing Credits
Stuart Anthony (screenplay) and
Robert Yost (screenplay)
Zane Grey novel (uncredited)
Jack Natteford additional dialogue (uncredited)

Produced
William T. Lackey .... producer
William LeBaron .... executive producer

Cinematography
Devereaux Jennings

Trivia
* Due to a studio clerical error, Alan Ladd was credited for an appearance in this film.
He does not, in fact, appear in it.

* On its first reissue, the company added random stock footage of cattle drives, chases, and stampedes to bring the running time to over an hour.

* The player-piano version of "You're the One I Need" heard during the poker game, is the same recording heard in the speakeasy scene of the Marx Brothers' Horse Feathers (1932)

* The opening theme music can also be heard in the Harold Lloyd picture The Milky Way (1936).

Goofs
* Continuity: As Tom tells Lyn that Dare is the new manager, the portrait of George Washington on the wall behind, appears and disappears between shots.

* Continuity: Tom throws his pen on the desk twice between shots.

* Continuity: Hammond raises his knife and fork twice between shots.

* Anachronisms: The cards of the pack used in the poker game have modern numerals on each corner, unlike of the cards from the Old West.

Memorable Quotes (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028653/quotes)

Filming Location
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA.

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Originally from a novel by Zane Grey, Duke was cast opposite Marsha Hunt,
James Craig, and Johnny Mack Brown.
It was an unremarkable film, and Duke was soon on his way back
to Republic for better things.
Rating 5/10

Author: Snow Leopard from Ohio
While it has a story that is not bad in itself, "Born to the West" (or "Hell Town") is mostly carried by John Wayne' screen presence, with some help from Johnny Mack Brown and the rest of a pretty good cast.
Wayne plays a gambling-addicted cowboy who runs into his respected and influential cousin (Brown) while passing through Montana. The two become rivals for the affections of Brown's girlfriend (Marsha Hunt) while at the same time they must join up to deal with cattle rustlers and crooked card players.
A lot of the story is routine, but there are some interesting features, and it moves at a good pace.
The scenery is also pretty good at times.
The film is a decent Western in its own right, and is also worth watching to see Wayne's performance as a man
who has to combine action with some careful thinking about his future.
It's not hard to see why soon after this movie he started to get the big roles and the attention due to a star.

Hi Keith,
I like the film and think that it is different from the previos roles. It was step forward - you are right.
:rolleyes:

Memorable Quotes

Dinkey Hooley: Where's this cousin of yours at?
Dare Rudd: Wyoming
Dinkey Hooley: Where do your figure Wyoming's at?
Dare Rudd: Right over yonder beyond that hill... unless somebody's moved it.

Fallon: Get out of here! The Sheriff's comin'!
Dinkey Hooley: I think we're on the wrong side.
Dare Rudd: This is no time to think!

Tom Fillmore: Why don't you get married and settle down? Why, you're running around like a maverick without a brand on.
Dare Rudd: Well, I don't like branding. It hurts in the wrong place.

Dinkey Hooley: Too bad to waste such good food on just ordinary cowboys. Why, this kind of food is fittin' for human beings.
Cowboy: Well, I ain't human and that ain't fittin'!
Dinkey Hooley: Sink your teeth into those biscuits.
Cowboy: Last time I did, two of 'em stayed there!

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After posting in the thread "What Was the Last Western You Watched?" I thought I'd mosey on over here to the Movie Reviews forum to see what had been said about the movie Hell Town. Without grabbing the box, I just figured it must be from the thirties, and couldn't find it. Hm, that's weird, I thought, I'm sure Keith posted all the films (at least the ones that folks could watch because they are available). So then I grabbed the box, which listed the film from 1938. I went to IMDb, and browsed the 1938 titles, but no luck. By then, I realized this must be an alternate title, so kept looking, finally finding it in 1937 under the title Born to the West, showing Hell Town as a reissue title.

Just thought I'd mention it, to save someone else the same confusion. The version of Hell Town that I have is . . . you guessed it . . . a Good Times Home Video :dead:, which might explain the inaccuracies.

Chester :newyear:

Originally posted by chester7777@Apr 15 2006, 06:43 PM
After posting in the thread "What Was the Last Western You Watched?" I thought I'd mosey on over here to the Movie Reviews forum to see what had been said about the movie Hell Town.* Without grabbing the box, I just figured it must be from the thirties, and couldn't find it.* Hm, that's weird, I thought, I'm sure Keith posted all the films (at least the ones that folks could watch because they are available).* So then I grabbed the box, which listed the film from 1938.* I went to IMDb, and browsed the 1938 titles, but no luck.* By then, I realized this must be an alternate title, so kept looking, finally finding it in 1937 under the title Born to the West, showing Hell Town as a reissue title.

Just thought I'd mention it, to save someone else the same confusion.* The version of Hell Town that I have is . . . you guessed it . . . a Good Times Home Video :dead:, which might explain the inaccuracies.

Chester :newyear:
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Hi Chester,
I had the same problem before - also ahve it under the title Hell Town.
Regards,
Senta :rolleyes:

Here are two posters, the second one a 1950 re-issue.

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