Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945)

Directed by

Wallace Grissell

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 07m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young cowboy searches for the man who murdered his father. He travels with his friend following a clue from the killer's horse. When he finds the elderly man, he struggles to take revenge because of his feelings for the man's daughter.

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What happens

Wanderer of the Wasteland is a 1945 American Western film directed by Wallace Grissell and Edward Killy and starring James Warren in his RKO debut replacing Robert Mitchum who had starred in Nevada and West of the Pecos from the same screenwriter and director. Richard Martin, and Audrey Long also star in the film. The screenplay was written by Norman Houston. Loosely based on the 1923 novel Wanderer of the Wasteland by Zane Grey, the film is about a young cowboy searching for the man who killed his father when he was a boy. With his lifelong friend at his side, he travels the country following his one clue—a distinctive brand on the killer's horse. When he tracks down the now elderly murderer, he finds he cannot kill him because of his feelings for the man's kindhearted daughter. Wanderer of the Wasteland was filmed on location in Lone Pine, California. Produced by RKO Radio Pictures, the film was released on September 28, 1945 in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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