The Old Wyoming Trail
Seen it?1937 | 56 min | Music, Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for music lovers and western fans. The music is woven into the story, not just laid on top.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Never drags, at 56 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1937: an older pace and style.
In an effort to compete with Republic's popular songfest Westerns, fours music numbers -- including Tumbling Tumbleweeds -- were added to The Old Wyoming Trail, an otherwise average Charles Starrett vehicle. No singer, Starrett left the vocalizing to his sidekick Donald Grayson and the popular Sons of the Pioneers. En route to purchase a herd of cattle, Bob Patterson (Starrett) and his sidekick Sandy (Grayson) get in the way of a scheme to defraud the local ranchers of their possessions.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 616 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Folmar Blangsted
- Charles StarrettBob Patterson
- Donald GraysonSandy
- Barbara WeeksElsie Halliday
- Dick CurtisEd Slade
- Edward LeSaintJeff Halliday
- Guy UsherLafe Kenney
- George ChesebroHank Barstow
- Edward Peil Sr.Edward Peil Sr.
- Edward HearnHammond (as Eddie Hearn)
- Art MixHenchman Carson