His friend, the desperado
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | His friend, the desperado |
| Original title | Sagebrush Trail |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1933 |
| length | 54 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Armand Schaefer |
| script | Lindsley Parsons |
| production | Paul Malvern |
| music | John Stransky Jr. |
| camera | Archie Stout |
| cut | Carl Pierson |
| occupation | |
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His friend, the Desperado (alternative title: Desperado Man or Stolen Goods ) is the German title of a US western from 1933 with John Wayne in the leading role. The film was made on locations in the US state of California . The premiere took place on December 15, 1933 in the USA .
action
John Brant has escaped prison after being innocently jailed for murder . Now he wants to look for the real murderer, Joseph Conlon, on his own. While on the run, he gets unexpected help from the robber Bob Jones. This gives him access to the gang of Ed Walsh, who have a hidden shelter in an abandoned mine in the mountains. Since Walsh does not trust the newcomer, Jones is supposed to rob a safe with Brant . However, Brant can warn of the robbery unnoticed, so that the sheriff sets an ambush . Brant is shot at the attempted break-in.
A month later, Brant has recovered and is in love with the beautiful Sally Blake. When he hears of a planned attack by the gang on the stagecoach , he anticipates the gang undetected and hides the money in a safe place. He then confides in Sally and tells her where the money is hidden and that he only joined the gang to find the real killer and to be able to prove his own innocence. Shortly afterwards, he learns from Jones that this is in truth the killer wanted. Undecided about the friendship that has developed between the two of them, Brant holds back, since he thinks Jones is basically a good-hearted person.
Walsh's distrust of Brant, however, remains unbroken, and Jones, too, is beginning to doubt the sincerity of his new partner - not least out of jealousy about Sally. Jones rides Brant into town, where both of them narrowly escape arrest by the sheriff . They can escape, but Jones sends Brant back to the mine, where an ambush awaits him. But when Sally informs him about Brant's intentions to want to save him, although he was innocent in jail because of him, Jones realizes his mistake and rushes to Brant's help. It comes to a showdown in which the gang is wiped out and Jones is seriously injured. Before he dies he admits the murder to the sheriff. Brant is exonerated by the confession .
criticism
"Before Wayne made his breakthrough in the lead role in Ford's groundbreaking" Ringo "in 1939, he played primarily in multi-part and B-movies in the 1930s . "Desperado Man" also falls into this period. "
Others
His friend, the Desperado , was shown in Germany as part of the ZDF Western series Western von Yesterday , which was broadcast from May 1978 to July 1986. The series consists of westerns of the 1930s and 1940s, in which the films were divided into episodes of 25 minutes each or cut accordingly.
Web links
- His friend, the Desperado in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Filming locations in the IMDb
- ↑ Premiere dates on IMDb
- ^ Film review on filmreporter.de , accessed on April 20, 2013