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'Arizona Terror' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Ken Maynard, Lina Basquette and Hooper Atchley.Richard Aquila. 'The Sagebrush Trail: Western Movies and Twentieth-Century America'. University of Arizona Press, 2015, p. 124[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3895 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:'Arizona Terror']

Partial cast



* Ken Maynard as The Arizonian

* Lina Basquette as Kay Moore

* Hooper Atchley as Captain Cole Porter

* Nina Quartero as Lola

* Michael Visaroff as Emilio Vasquez

* Murdock MacQuarrie as Joe Moore

* Charles King as Henchman Ike

* Tom London as Henchman Chuckawalla

Plot



Businessman Cole Porter buys cattle from ranchers only to kill them later and recover the money that he paid them. His scheme begins to unravel when one rancher (The Arizonian) survives being wounded. Kay Moore finds The Arizonian and cares for him at her home until her father becomes the next victim. Moore suspects The Arizonian of being the culprit. He flees and joins Mexican outlaw Emilio Vasquez to capture Porter and reveal him as the true criminal.

Production



In addition to Rosen as director, Phil Goldstone was the producer, and Jack Natteford was the writer. Arthur Reed was the photographer, Ralph M. DeLacy was the art director, and Martin G. Cohn was the film editor. Vasquez Rocks in California served as the location setting.

Reception



'Harrison's Reports' described the film as "A fair Western" with "good horseback riding, plentiful fights, and fast action."

Preservation



This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.'Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress' (<-book title) p.8 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

References




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