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The Man from Monterey (1933)

The Man from Monterey poster
Directed by
Mack V. Wright
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
57 min
Rated
NR
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A cavalry officer helps a friend recover his land from a corrupt land agent. He relies on his horse as a partner in the fight.

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What happens

The Man from Monterey is a 1933 American pre-Code Western directed by Mack V. Wright and starring John Wayne. The picture was released by Warner Bros. Pictures. This film was the last of six live-action films starring John Wayne and produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions between 1932 and 1933, as the latter moved on from live action production to focus on its Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series. The opening credit to The Man from Monterey lists the stars as "John Wayne and Duke." That's not a misprint. John Wayne became known as The Duke later in his career, of course, but he appeared with an equine co-star by the name of Duke (aka Duke the Devil Horse); this was common practice in the days of B-western heroes and in the six films Wayne made for Warner Bros. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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