
Westward Ho
Seen it?1935 | 61 min | History, 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 history buffs.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 1 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1935: an older pace and style.
Ballard's trail jumpers attack the Wyatt Company wagon train, killing young John's parents and kidnaping his brother, Jim. In post-Civil War California, John Wyatt, now a man, pulls together a vigilante posse, The Singing Riders, who all ride white horses, dress alike, and ride the trails singing and rounding up outlaw gangs. Meanwhile, John is ever on the lookout for the gang that murdered his parents As a youngster John Wyatt saw his parents killed and his brother kidnapped. On a wagon train heading West he meets his brother who is now a spy for the gang which originally did the dirty work. He and his brother both fall for Mary Gordon When Ballard and his men attack the Wyatt wagon train, they kill all except two young brothers. Twelve years later one brother John has organized a vigilante group. The other brother Jim is now part of Ballard's gang and the two are destined to meet again
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
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$500K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert N. Bradbury
- John WayneJohn Wyatt
- Sheila BromleyMary Gordon
- Frank McGlynn Jr.Jim Wyatt
- Jim FarleyLafe Gordon
- Bradley MetcalfeJohn Wyatt as a Child
- Dickie JonesJim Wyatt as a Child
- Mary MacLarenMa Wyatt
- Hank BellMark Wyatt
- Glenn StrangeCarter
- Earl DwireTownsman (uncredited)