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Lure of the Wasteland (1939)

Photographed in natural COLOR by Francis Corby

Genre : Western

Runtime : 55M

Director : Harry L. Fraser
Writer : Robert Emmett Tansey

Synopsis

A "special" by Monogram standards, Lure of the Wasteland was lensed in a not inexpensive process called Telco-color. Grant Withers takes a break from his duties in the "Mister Wong" series to play Smitty, a US marshal assigned to track down $250,000 in stolen bonds.

Actors

Grant Withers
Grant Withers
Smitty
LeRoy Mason
LeRoy Mason
Butch Cooper
Ruth Findlay
Ruth Findlay
Ruth Carlton (as Marion Arnold)
'Snub' Pollard
'Snub' Pollard
Cookie
Tom London
Tom London
Foreman
Henry Roquemore
Henry Roquemore
Judge Carlton
Karl Hackett
Karl Hackett
Parker

Crews

Harry L. Fraser
Harry L. Fraser
Director
Harry L. Fraser
Harry L. Fraser
Story
Robert Emmett Tansey
Robert Emmett Tansey
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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