Song of the West (1930)

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1h 22min
Action, Adventure
15 Mar 1930 (USA)
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As a wagon train treks west, two men, Lt. Singleton and a Stanton, a scout, are rivals for the attentions of the Colonels's daughter, Virginia. Stanton is held for murder after a fight with a bad guy named Davolo. He escapes jail and joins... See more »

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Ray Enright

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Still of John Boles (I) and Vivienne Segal in Song of the West (1930)

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	John Boles	...	Captain Stanton
	Vivienne Segal	...	Virginia
	Joe E. Brown	...	Hasty
	Marie Wells	...	Lotta
	Sam Hardy	...	Davolo
	Marion Byron	...	Penny
	Eddie Gribbon	...	Sergeant Major
	Edward Martindel	...	Colonel
	Rudolph Cameron	...	Lt. Singleton
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Jack Kirk	...	Cowboy Singer (uncredited)
	LaVerne Rooney	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
	Ann Sothern	...	Bit Part (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ray Enright

Written by

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Oscar Hammerstein II	...	(operetta Rainbow)

Laurence Stallings	...	(operetta Rainbow)

Harvey F. Thew	...	(dialogue) (as Harvey Thew)

Harvey F. Thew	...	(scenario) (as Harvey Thew)

Cinematography by

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Devereaux Jennings

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George Marks

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Glenn Rominger

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sound engineer (as Glenn E. Rominger)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Mac Julian

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still photographer (uncredited)

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Warner Bros.

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Warner Bros. (1930) (United States) (theatrical)
Vitagraph Limited (1930) (Canada) (theatrical)
Warner Brothers Pictures (1930) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Warner Brothers First National Films (1930) (Sweden) (theatrical)

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Plot Summary	As a wagon train treks west, two men, Lt. Singleton and a Stanton, a scout, are rivals for the attentions of the Colonels's daughter, Virginia. Stanton is held for murder after a fight with a bad guy named Davolo. He escapes jail and joins the train disguised as a minister. Virginia runs off with him and they start a saloon in San Fransisco. Guilt overcomes him and he leaves her, he rejoins the Army, afterward finding she forgives him. Written by WesternOne1 Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	year-1849 1840s 19th-century california california-gold-rush See All (11) »
Taglines	The First Outdoor All-Talking, All-Singing, All-Dancing, All-Life Action Photoplay. All filmed in Natural Colour by the Technicolour process. (Print Ad- The Press,((Christchurch, NZ)) 10 September 1930) See more »
Genres	Action Adventure Musical Romance Western
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Certification	Norway:A (recommended rating) Norway:16 (cinema rating) Sweden:15 United States:Passed (National Board of Review)

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Also Known As	Pigen fra Guldlandet (Denmark) En västerns son (Sweden) 赤陽の山路 (Japan, Japanese title) See more »
Runtime	82 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (2-strip Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 (sound on disc version) See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Apparatus) (Vitaphone)
Filming Locations	Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The nine sound discs for the film survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archives. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Romance of the West (1935). See more »
Soundtracks	The Bride Was Dressed in White See more »

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