''A Man from Wyoming'' is a 1930 American

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directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring

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, and

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. Written by Albert S. Le Vino and John V.A. Weaver, the film is about a man from Wyoming who enlists in the Army and is sent to the front during

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. There he saves the life of an American society girl working in the Ambulance Corps. Afterwards at a rest camp, they meet again, fall in love, and are secretly married.

Plot

After the United States enters

in 1917, Wyoming native Jim Baker (

) and his fellow engineer Jersey (

) join the Army and are sent to France with the Engineer Corps. On the battlefield, Baker rescues Patricia Hunter (

), an American society girl who wanders onto the battlefield. Having worked for the Ambulance Corps, Hunter went AWOL to escape the boredom of her job. After rescuing her from enemy fire, Baker reprimands her for her actions. Later at a rest camp, Baker and Hunter see much of each other, fall in love, and are secretly married. Sometime later, Jim is sent back to the front. When Hunter reads about Baker's death, she opens a family chateau to entertain servicemen and try to forget the man she loves. When Jim arrives at the chateau, having only been wounded, he sees her apparent gaiety and misunderstands her feelings. When he encourages her to return with him to Wyoming, she refuses, and he decides to return to the front. On Armistice Day, Baker finds her waiting for him in the town where they were married.

Cast

as Jim Baker *

as Patricia Hunter *

as Jersey * Morgan Farley as Lt. Lee *

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as Maj. Gen. Hunter * Mary Foy as Inspector *

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as French mayor *

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as Sergeant * William B. Davidson as Major * Ben Hall as Orderly * J. Parker McConnell as Captain in dugout

Production

''A Man from Wyoming'' was filmed on location at Paramount Ranch in Agoura, California.

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