Sagebrush Trail (1933)
Directed by: Armand Schaefer
Story: Lindsley Parsons, Will Beale
Cast: John Wayne, Nancy Shubert, Lane Chandler, Yakima Canutt, Henry Hall, Hal Taliaferro, Art Mix, Bob Burns, Ted Adams, Silver Tip Baker, Hank Bell, Tommy Coats, William Dyer, Wally Howe, Jack Jones, Julie Kingdon, Tex Palmer, Tex Phelps, Hal Price, Archie Ricks, Robert Walker, Blackjack Ward, Slim Whitaker
A man who was set up for a murder escapes from jail and heads to the west, where he joins a group that includes the true murderer.
After being wrongfully imprisoned for murder, John Brant (John Wayne) determines that his only chance of escaping is to track down the real murderer in order to clear his reputation. Following his breakout, he finds himself evading Sheriff Parker (Bob Burns) and attracts the interest of bandit Bob Jones (Lane Chandler), who extends an invitation for Brant to join his gang. Brant acknowledges that he needs all the assistance he can get, but he finds that by chasing after these outlaws, he simply gets into more difficulty while the real murderer is still at large.
John Brant, who was wrongfully convicted of a murder, manages to get free from jail and travel to the west, where he joins an outlaw group after eluding the local police enforcement. Brant learns that the murder he was arrested for was carried out by one of the outlaws he has gotten to know, "Jones," but he is unaware that anyone was ever imprisoned for the crime. Being ready to move on and forget, Brant is unaware that 'Jones' has developed feelings for the same attractive shopgirl as him and is starting to doubt that Brant is indeed an outlaw.
After being falsely accused of a murder, John Brant manages to escape from prison and makes his way to the west, where he joins an outlaw group after eluding the local police enforcement. Though he is unaware that anyone has ever been imprisoned for his crime, Brant learns that 'Jones,' an outlaw with whom he has become friends, committed the murder for which he was arrested. Ignorant that 'Jones' has fallen for the same attractive shopgirl as Brant has, and is starting to suspect that Brant may not be an outlaw after all, Brant is ready to forgive and go on.
John Brant, who was convicted of a murder he did not commit, breaks out of jail with the intention of apprehending the true murderer. By coincidence, Joseph Conlon, sometimes known as "Jones," witnesses Brant's tight escape from lawmen. Jones gives Brant the name "Smith" Conlon and recruits him into his outlaw gang, which is holed up in a mine that has been abandoned. Brant gets closer to locating his man as he tries to stop the criminal group from robbing them.
John Brant/Smith is suspected by the gang boss, but Joseph/Jones Conlon reassures him and gives him a test run to search a grocery shop that has a safe inside. John Brant notifies Sally Blake, the store clerk, in writing of the upcoming robbery. The Sheriff and his deputy are ready for Jones and Smith when they return later that evening to rob the business. Smith gets shot, and Jones takes him to "Blind Pete's" to recuperate. Smith had ruined this first heist on purpose back in July.
When Smith returns to full health in August, Jones visits him and invites him to try to rob a stagecoach that is transporting the miners' paychecks. Suspecting Smith Jones declines his invitation and joins the gang to rob the bus themselves. In order to prevent the paycheck from being stolen, Smith stops the coach and robs it beforehand. He then tells Sally about the theft and requests that she instruct the Sheriff to retrieve the stolen property.
Although Jones is unsure, she suspects Smith. This time, the gang boss purposefully provides Smith a bogus tip since he suspects Smith as well. Jones chooses to pursue Smith in the hopes that he will turn against them. He quickly learns that Smith considers him a buddy, stands up for him, and even goes to jail for him. Smith is now making his way back to the group, who are prepared to ambush him, when Jones makes the decision to save him.
Jones tells Smith to hide as they are going to be ambushed, and the two engage the gang that is around them in combat. They take a stagecoach and flee the gang that is encircling them. At the same time, Sally the store girl, at Jones' insistence, gathers the Sheriff's posse's assistance and heads in to save Smith and Jones.
When Smith and Jones outrun the whole gang, Smith falls behind and begins killing the gang members one by one until he kills the last one. But Jones gets shot, and his stagecoach tumbles off a precipice. The Sheriff and his deputies also catch up by the time Smith arrives at Jones' location. They detain them both, but Jones later admits to his misdeeds, clearing Smith of any wrongdoing. As the titles roll, Smith leaves to kiss Sally.
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