''Skull and Crown'' is a 1935 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by

Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton Forsyth (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American director, screenwriter, and actor from the early silent days. Early life Elmer Clifton Forsyth was born in Toronto, Canada, to Cecil Carl Forsyth and Margaret Nicoll ...

. It was the final film of Molly O'Day.

Plot

Cast

* Rin Tin Tin Jr. as Rinty *

Regis Toomey John Francis Regis Toomey (August 13, 1898October 12, 1991) was an American film and television actor. Early life Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was one of four children of Francis X. and Mary Ellen Toomey, and attended Peabody High Sc ...

as Bob Franklin posing as Rocky Morgan *

Jack Mulhall John Joseph Francis Mulhall (October 7, 1887 – June 1, 1979) was an American film actor beginning in the silent film era who successfully transitioned to sound films, appearing in over 430 films in a career spanning 50 years. Early years Mu ...

as Border Patrolman Ed * Molly O'Day as Ann Norton *

Jack Mower Jack Mower (September 5, 1890 – January 6, 1965) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 520 films between 1914 and 1965. He was born in Honolulu and died in Hollywood. After studying at Punahou College, in Honolulu, Mower moved ...

as King / El Zorro *

Lois January Lois January (October 5, 1912 – August 7, 2006) was an American actress and singer who performed small roles in several B-movies during the 1930s. Early life Born in McAllen, Texas, as Laura Lois January, she "was prodded into show bus ...

as Barbara Franklin * James Murray as Henchman Matt Brent * John Elliott as John Norton *

Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...

as Henchman Jennings *

Milburn Morante Milburn Morante (April 6, 1887 – January 28, 1964) was an American actor, film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding t ...

as Dad Miller

Production

The serial was filmed partly on location in

Big Bear Big Bear, also known as (; – 17 January 1888), was a powerful and popular Cree chief who played many pivotal roles in Canadian history. He was appointed to chief of his band at the age of 40 upon the death of his father, Black Powder, u ...

. The Big Bear footage was shot over the course of a week in October, 1934.''The Film Daily'', 28 October 1935, p 7. Accessed 22 June 2020.

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* * 1935 films 1935 Western (genre) films 1930s romance films 1930s action films 1935 adventure films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Elmer Clifton Films shot in California American black-and-white films American Western (genre) films Reliable Pictures films Rin Tin Tin 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films English-language action films English-language romance films English-language adventure films {{1930s-Western-film-stub