Call of the West

Call of the West

ALL-TALKING ROMANCE of THE GREAT OPEN SPACES!

1930 · 65 min · ★ 8.0 · Western, Adventure, Romance

Nightclub entertainer Violet La Tour collapses during a performance in Sagebrush, Texas, and is taken to the ranch of Lon Dixon. They fall in love and are married. Feeling deserted when Lon joins a posse in search of rustlers, she returns to New York. There, she is wooed by her agent, Maurice Kane, but confirms her love for Lon when he comes to claim her.

Directed by Albert Ray · Written by Colin Clements

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