''Hidden Valley'' is a 1932 American

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directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Steele, Gertrude Messinger and

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.Pitts p.151 The first

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Plot

In New Mexico Bob Harding is assisting a professor in search of an

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, when his companion is shot and killed and the map he is carrying stolen by a gang looking for treasure. Harding is arrested and tried for murder, but manages to escape. Fighting to prove his innocence, both Bob and the real murderers enter the hidden valley that is the gateway to the civilisation.

Cast

* Bob Steele as Bob Harding * Gertrude Messinger as Joyce Lanners *

as Frank Gavin * Ray Hallor as Jimmie Lanners * John Elliott as Judge *

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as Sheriff Dave Bristow * V.L. Barnes as McCord - Prospector *

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as Gavin Henchman - Dark Hat * Joe De La Cruz as Gomez - Gavin Henchman * Dick Dickinson as Gavin Henchman - White Hat * Earl Dwire as Prosecuting Attorney * Jack Evans as Deputy on Desert * Herman Hack as Indian Medicine Man / Posse Rider * William McCall as Deputy Bill * Artie Ortego as an Indian Guide

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1932 films 1932 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Robert N. Bradbury American black-and-white films Monogram Pictures films 1930s American films American aviation films Lost world films Fiction about airships English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-US-film-stub