West of the Divide is a 1934 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury for Monogram, and starring John Wayne, Yakima Canutt and Gabby Hayes. The film had a copyright notice upon release, but it was not renewed.
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Plot
Ted Hayden poses as the deceased killer Gat Ganns in order to learn the identity of his father's murderer and to find his long-lost kid brother.
Trivia
The film is best looked up by the year 1934 but on opening credits, it says in Roman Numberals, 1933. it displays a 1933 copyright date (MCMXXXIII) in Roman numerals on its opening credits. This is most probably due to copyright Registration: Lone Star Productions and Monogram Pictures registered the title and finalized the film print before the end of the calendar year. Most of the filming took place near Bakersfield California, Kernville, CA: Located in the Sierra Nevada foothills of the Kern River Valley.
Cast
John Wayne as Ted Hayden, posing as Gat Ganns
Virginia Brown Faire as Fay Winters
George "Gabby" Hayes as "Dusty" Rhodes
Lloyd Whitlock as Mr. Gentry
Yakima Canutt as Hank (Gentry henchman)
Lafe McKee as Mr. Winters
Billy O'Brien as Spuds (later Jim Hayden)
Dick Dickinson as henchman Joe
Earl Dwire as sheriff