The Man in the Saddle

The Man in the Saddle

NR 1926 · 60 min · ★ 10.0 · Action, Adventure, Western

A party of campers return to Tom Stewart's ranch resort to report they have been held up by bandits. Lawrence, their guide, explains that it is a staged stunt for their benefit; Stewart confirms this and refunds the losses but writes to his old pal Jeff Morgan, a former gunfighter, telling him of his predicament. Morgan sends his son, Jeff, Jr., a superb rider and dead shot but otherwise an awkward lout; at the insistence of Pauline, Stewart places Jeff in charge of a camping party. Laura Mayhew, a city girl in league with Lawrence, sends up a flare signal at night, and while Jeff chases some bears into the woods, Lawrence and his men hold up the camp.

Directed by Clifford Smith · Written by Charles Logue

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Hoot Gibson Jeff Morgan Jr.
Charles Hill Mailes Jeff Morgan Sr.
Clark Comstock Pete
Fay Wray Pauline Stewart
Sally Long Laura Mayhew
Emmett King Yom Dyresty
Lloyd Whitlock Lawrence
Duke R. Lee Snell
Yorke Sherwood Banker
William Dyer Sheriff
Janet Gaynor Doubtful (uncredited)
Boris Karloff Robber (uncredited)

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