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Westward Ho (1935)

5.4/10 1935 1h 1m Released

ROMANCE RIDES THE PLAINS!

Ballard's trail jumpers attack the Wyatt Company wagon train, killing young John's parents and kidnaping his brother, Jim. In post-Civil War California, John Wyatt, now a man, pulls together a vigilante posse, The Singing Riders, who all ride white horses, dress alike, and ride the trails singing and rounding up outlaw gangs. Meanwhile, John is ever on the lookout for the gang that murdered his parents As a youngster John Wyatt saw his parents killed and his brother kidnapped. On a wagon train heading West he meets his brother who is now a spy for the gang which originally did the dirty work. He and his brother both fall for Mary Gordon When Ballard and his men attack the Wyatt wagon train, they kill all except two young brothers. Twelve years later one brother John has organized a vigilante group. The other brother Jim is now part of Ballard's gang and the two are destined to meet again

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John Wayne
John Wayne
John Wyatt
Sheila Bromley
Sheila Bromley
Mary Gordon
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Frank McGlynn Jr.
Jim Wyatt
Jim Farley
Jim Farley
Lafe Gordon
Bradley Metcalfe
Bradley Metcalfe
John Wyatt as a Child
Dickie Jones
Dickie Jones
Jim Wyatt as a Child
Mary MacLaren
Mary MacLaren
Ma Wyatt
Hank Bell
Hank Bell
Mark Wyatt
Glenn Strange
Glenn Strange
Carter
Earl Dwire
Earl Dwire
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Ingram
Jack Ingram
Vigilante (uncredited)
Jack Kirk
Jack Kirk
Singing Rider (uncredited)
Tex Palmer
Tex Palmer
Ballard Henchman (uncredited)
Jack Curtis
Jack Curtis
Ballard (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt
Yakima Canutt
(uncredited)

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CinemaSerf 5/10

This short feature sees John Wayne as the troubled "Wyatt" - a man who, as a young boy, watched his parents gunned down and is brother "Jim" (Frank McGlynn Jnr.) kidnapped. Spool on fifteen years or so and the two brothers encounter each other on a wagon train. It seem the brother has joined up with the dirty varmints who killed their folks and is now eyeing up the valuables! Sheila Bromley provides the love…

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FAQ about Westward Ho

What is Westward Ho about?
Ballard's trail jumpers attack the Wyatt Company wagon train, killing young John's parents and kidnaping his brother, Jim. In post-Civil War California, John Wyatt, now a man, pulls together a vigilante posse, The Singing Riders, who all ride white horses, dress alike, and ride…
When was Westward Ho released?
Westward Ho was released in 1935.
What genres does Westward Ho belong to?
Westward Ho is categorised as History, Western.
Who stars in Westward Ho?
The cast of Westward Ho includes John Wayne, Sheila Bromley, Frank McGlynn Jr., Jim Farley, Bradley Metcalfe.