''The Man from Utah'' is a 1934

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Monogram

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film starring

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and the stuntman/actor

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. It was written by Lindsley Parsons and directed by

Robert N. Bradbury Robert North Bradbury (March 23, 1886 – November 24, 1949) (born Ronald E. Bradbury) was an American film actor, director, and screenwriter. He directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941, and is best known for directing early "Poverty Row"-produc ...

. Wayne has a "singing cowboy scene" in the film, wherein his voice is dubbed.

Plot

An impoverished saddle tramp from

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, John Weston, rides into a small town seeking work. He finds himself gunning down a trio of men robbing a local bank. The marshal sees the fearless, quick-drawing, sharp-shooting, hard-riding stranger as the man for the marshal's plan of discovering who is behind a crooked

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. A further mystery is that several rodeo riders have died of

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. Weston enters the rodeo as part of a plan to uncover the crooks. He manages to win every event he enters while also solving the crime, including the snakebite mystery, and winning the affection of the local judge's daughter.

Cast

as John Weston *

as Marjorie Carter * Anita Campillo as Dolores *

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as Spike Barton *

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as Marshal George Higgins *

as Cheyenne Kent *

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as Nevada sheriff *

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as Judge Carter

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* * * * * * 1934 films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Robert N. Bradbury 1934 Western (genre) films Monogram Pictures films American Western (genre) films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub

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