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Dawn on the Great Divide (1942)

Dawn on the Great Divide poster
Directed by
Howard Bretherton
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 03m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wagon train heads west through dangerous territory. A man works to protect the settlers from outlaws and other threats.

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What happens

Dawn on the Great Divide is a 1942 American Western film directed by Howard Bretherton based on James Oliver Curwood's 1913 short story "Wheels of Fate". It was the final film of Buck Jones and the final film of Monogram Pictures Rough Riders film series. Colonel Tim McCoy was recalled up for military service in World War II and is not present in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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