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The Land of Missing Men (1930)

The Land of Missing Men poster
Directed by
John P. McCarthy
Genre
western
Country
United States
Runtime
55 min
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cowboy sets out to rescue a kidnapped girl from a gang of outlaws. He navigates through dangerous territory and uses his wits to outsmart the criminals.

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What happens

The Land of Missing Men is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film written and directed by John P. McCarthy – with a script from Bob Quigley – and produced by Trem Carr for his studio Trem Carr Productions. Starring Bob Steele, Al St. John, Eddie Dunn, Caryl Lincoln, Al Jennings and Fern Emmett. The film was released on September 22, 1930, in the United States by Tiffany Productions, and received mostly positive reviews from critics. It was the third film in a series of Trem Carr productions starring Western actor Bob Steele, following Near the Rainbow's End and Oklahoma Cyclone (both 1930), the latter also directed by McCarthy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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