Song of the West (1930)

Directors

Ray Enright

Cast

Ann Sothern, Eddie Gribbon, Joe E. Brown, John Boles, Marion Byron, Sam Hardy, Vivienne Segal

The story

Set during the late 1840s, when the American West was still largely untamed, Song of the West tells the story of Captain Stanton, a once-promising army officer whose career was ruined by a violent incident stemming from a rivalry with Major Davolo over a woman named Lotta—a flirtatious “light-o’-love” whose divided affections sparked jealousy. During a heated confrontation years earlier, Stanton shot Davolo (or was believed to have), forcing him to flee the army in disgrace before a court-martial could be carried out. By the time the story begins, Stanton has been living as a rugged scout on the frontier, hardened in appearance with…

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