''Diamond Trail'' is a 1933 American

Pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship gui ...

film directed by

Harry L. Fraser Harry L. Fraser (31 March 1889 – 8 April 1974) was an American film director and screenplay writer. Biography Born in 1889 in San Francisco, Fraser directed over 80 films between 1925 and 1951, including the 1934 John Wayne film '' Randy Rides ...

Plot

Rex Bell Rex Bell (born George Francis Beldam; October 16, 1903 – July 4, 1962) was an American actor and politician. Bell primarily appeared in Western Film, Western films during his career. He also appeared in the 1930 movie ''True to the Navy'', star ...

portrays a "wise-cracking reporter-detective", similar to his role in ''From Broadway to Cheyenne'', as he solves a case involving jewel thieves. Opening in a city setting, the film shifts to Nevada as Bell's character works to solve the case.

Frances Rich Frances Rich (born Irene Frances Lither Deffenbaugh; January 8, 1910 – October 14, 2007) was an American actress, artist, and sculptor. She was the daughter of actress Irene Rich. Early life Frances Rich was born January 8, 1910, in ...

makes her film debut.

Cast

as "Speed" Morgan, posing as Frisco Eddie *

as Lois Miller *

Lloyd Whitlock Lloyd Whitlock (January 2, 1891 – January 8, 1966) was a prolific American actor who began working during Hollywood's silent era. Born in 1891, he appeared in nearly 200 films between 1916 and 1949. Distinguished by his height and stature, he ...

as 'Flash' Barrett *

Bud Osborne Leonard Miles "Bud" Osborne (July 20, 1884 – February 2, 1964) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963. Biography Osborne was born Miles Osborne in Knox County, Texas, ...

as Bill Miller *

Jerome Storm Jerome Storm (November 11, 1890 – July 10, 1958) was an American film director, actor, and writer. He acted in 48 films between 1914 and 1941 and directed 47 films between 1918 and 1932. He was born in Denver, Colorado, and died in Desert ...

as a Barrett henchman * John Webb Dillon as a Barrett henchman *Billy West as Barrett's henchman "Mac"

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* * 1933 films 1933 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films Monogram Pictures films American black-and-white films American Western (genre) films Films with screenplays by Harry L. Fraser Films directed by Harry L. Fraser 1930s American films Films with screenplays by Sherman Lowe Films about journalists Films set in Nevada English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-Western-film-stub