Tom Keene, the king of the steppe
| Movie | |
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| German title | Tom Keene, the king of the steppe |
| Original title | Freighters of Destiny |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1931 |
| length | 57 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Fred Allen |
| script | Adele S. Buffington |
| music |
Ernest Klapholtz Arthur Lange |
| camera | Ted D. McCord |
| cut | William Clemens |
| occupation | |
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Tom Keene, King of the Steppes is an hour-long American western film shot in black and white.
content
The transport company Randolph Carter wants to take over another company and sabotages its deliveries. Ultimately, he even kills the company owner, Mr. Macey. His son Steve Macey takes over the shop and with the help of gangsters fights back. However, he gets into trouble when he pays his employees with money that "Rough" and "Ready" had stolen from Carter's safe.
Remarks
A man who rises to become the leader of his workers, but gets involved with criminals, are ultimately allusions to real historical events of the American reality at that time.
In particular, the reference to the “Teamsters” transport workers' union gives the film something prophetic due to its early release and its subject matter , although the events are of course not directly comparable and not immediately recognizable due to the choice of genre .
The original title Freighters of Destiny (English "Freighter of Destiny") still makes this reference, since in principle all transport workers were members of the "Teamsters" back then (1931); while the German title Tom Keene, the king of the steppe no longer has this allusion.
Adaptations
Web links
- Tom Keene, the king of the steppe in the Internet Movie Database (English)