Winds of the Wasteland poster

Winds of the Wasteland( 1936)

TV-MAWestern
53%
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A six-shooter writes the law as war flames on the range! Adventure---as bullets blaze the pioneer trail!

Overview

The arrival of the telegraph put Pony Express riders like John Blair and his pal Smoky out of work. A race will decide whether they or stageline owner Drake get the government mail contract.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Wayne

      John Blair

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      Phyllis Fraser

      Barbara Forsythe

    3. cast image

      Lew Kelly

      Rocky O'Brien

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      Douglas Cosgrove

      Cal Drake

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      Lane Chandler

      Larry Adams

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      Sam Flint

      Dr. William Forsythe

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      Bob Kortman

      Henchman Cherokee Joe

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      Ed Cassidy

      Mr. Dodge

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      Jon Hall

      Jim

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      Yakima Canutt

      (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 19 2022
    Just what the lawless West needed - a US Government race, with $25,000 to the winner, for the company that can deliver the mail the quickest. That's just the tonic John Wayne and Larry Adams need as the business they recent paid "Cal Drake" through the nose for is already suffering from the decline of their local mining town (It has one resident for each side of the street!) and of the encroaching telegraph. Now we've got all sorts of devious goings-on as teams scheme for this lucrative contract and the portrayals - with Phyllis Fraser adding some love interest - are all quite good fun. There i...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • contract
    • stagecoach
    • pony express
    • telegraph