The Last Trail
Seen it?1933 | 60 min | 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 most people. If you loved Stagecoach or The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, start here.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1933: an older pace and style.
Based on a Zane Grey story, The Last Trail stars virile cowboy hero George O'Brien in a largely anti-heroic role. Escaping from a posse, the "good bad man" (O'Brien) boards an Eastbound train, where he strikes up a friendship with a genial gangster (J. Carroll Naish). Later on, the cowboy returns to the West as a member of the gangster's gang. He poses as the heir to a vast cattle ranch, never dreaming that he really is the heir. When the truth is revealed, the wayward cowboy switches to the side of the Law, while another of the gangster's flunkeys (Claire Trevor) reveals herself to be an honest newspaperwoman -- and thus a suitable candidate for romance.
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 937 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Tinling
- George O'BrienTom Daley
- Claire TrevorPatricia Carter
- El BrendelNewt Olsen
- Matt McHughLooney McGann
- J. Carrol NaishJohn Ross
- George H. ReedJaponica Jones
- Lucille La VerneMrs. Wilson
- Ruth WarrenSally Scott Olsen
- Luis AlberniPedro Gonzales
- Edward LeSaintJudge Wilson