
Forbidden Valley
Seen it?1938 | 68 min | Western
Why 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 animal lovers and western fans. An animal steals a fair few scenes.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 8 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1938: an older pace and style.
In this youth-oriented western, a young man's father is wrongfully accused of murder. Unfortunately, his pa can't prove it and so flees into the rugged mountains. He brings his boy with him. In those lonely hills lives a sad, but wealthy young woman. Love blossoms between the son and the girl as the son struggles to clear his father's name and bring the real villains to justice.
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 715 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Wyndham Gittens
- Noah Beery Jr.Ring Hazzard
- Frances RobinsonWilda Lanning
- Robert BarratRamrod Locke
- Fred KohlerMatt Rogan
- Alonzo PriceIndian Joe
- Samuel S. HindsJeff Hazzard
- Stanley AndrewsHoke Lanning
- Spencer ChartersDr. Scudd
- Charles StevensBlackjack
- Soledad JiménezMeetah