''Trigger Tricks'' is a 1930 American
pre-Code
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Western
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film written and directed by
B. Reeves Eason, and starring
Hoot Gibson
Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitioned ...
,
Sally Eilers
Dorothea Sally Eilers (December 11, 1908 – January 5, 1978) was an American actress.
Early life
Eilers was born in New York City to a Jewish-American mother, Paula (or Pauline) Schoenberger, and a German-American father, Hio Peter Eilers ( ...
,
Robert Homans
Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career.
Life and career
Robert Homans was born November 8, 1877, in Malden, Massachusetts. Although he studied ...
,
Jack Richardson,
Monte Montague
Monte Montague (April 23, 1891 – April 6, 1959) was the stage name for Walter H. Montague, an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1920 and 1954. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky, and died in Burbank, California ...
and
Neal Hart
Neal Hart (April 7, 1879 – April 2, 1949) was an American actor and director of the silent era.
Biography
Hart was born in Staten Island, New York. Before he began working in films, he was a city marshal, cowboy, and stage driver. He w ...
. It was released on June 8, 1930, by
Universal Pictures
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.
Cast
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Hoot Gibson
Edmund Richard "Hoot" Gibson (August 6, 1892 – August 23, 1962) was an American rodeo champion, film actor, film director, and producer. While acting and stunt work began as a sideline to Gibson's focus on rodeo, he successfully transitioned ...
as Texas Ranger Tim Brennan
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Sally Eilers
Dorothea Sally Eilers (December 11, 1908 – January 5, 1978) was an American actress.
Early life
Eilers was born in New York City to a Jewish-American mother, Paula (or Pauline) Schoenberger, and a German-American father, Hio Peter Eilers ( ...
as Betty Dawley
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Robert Homans
Robert Edward Homans (November 8, 1877 – July 28, 1947) was an American actor who entered films in 1923 after a lengthy stage career.
Life and career
Robert Homans was born November 8, 1877, in Malden, Massachusetts. Although he studied ...
as Thomas Kingston
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Jack Richardson as Joe Dixon
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Monte Montague
Monte Montague (April 23, 1891 – April 6, 1959) was the stage name for Walter H. Montague, an American film actor. He appeared in more than 190 films between 1920 and 1954. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky, and died in Burbank, California ...
as Nick Dalgus
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Neal Hart
Neal Hart (April 7, 1879 – April 2, 1949) was an American actor and director of the silent era.
Biography
Hart was born in Staten Island, New York. Before he began working in films, he was a city marshal, cowboy, and stage driver. He w ...
as Sheriff Jack Thompson
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Max Asher as Ike
*Walter Perry as Mike
Plot
A cattleman (Gibson) works as a gunman for a group of cattlemen while he tries to find out who killed his brother. Along the way, he falls in love with the owner (Eilers) of a sheep ranch and learns the killer's identity.
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1930 films
American Western (genre) films
1930 Western (genre) films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by B. Reeves Eason
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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