Paradise Canyon

Paradise Canyon
Original theatrical poster
Directed by	Carl L. Pierson
Produced by	Paul Malvern
Written by	Lindsley Parsons Robert Emmett
Starring	John Wayne
Music by	Billy Barber (colorized version)
Cinematography	Archie Stout
Edited by	Jerry Roberts
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures Corporation
Release date	July 20, 1935
Running time	52 minutes
Language	English

Paradise Canyon is a 1935 Western film starring John Wayne, directed by Carl L. Pierson. The film was Wayne's final Monogram Pictures/Lone Star Production Western. The film was released years later in a colorized version on home video/dvd under the title Guns Along the Trail.^[1]

Plot

John Wyatt (John Wayne) is a government agent sent to smash a counterfeiting operation near the Mexican border. Joining Doc Carter's (Earle Hodgins) medicine show, they arrive in the town where Curly Joe (Yakima Canutt), who once framed Carter, resides. Learning that Curly Joe is the counterfeiter, Wyatt goes after the man himself.

Cast

• John Wayne as John Wyatt
• Marion Burns as Linda Carter aka Princess Natasha
• Reed Howes as Henchman Red
• Earle Hodgins as Doc Carter
• Gino Corrado as Rurales Captain
• Yakima Canutt as Curly Joe Gale
• Gordon Clifford as Mike – singer, Texas Two
• Perry Murdock as Ike – singer, Texas Two
• Earl Dwire (uncredited) as the second Sheriff

Colorization

In 2008, Legend Films colorized and renamed the film as Guns Along The Trail, for a DVD collection that features several other "Poverty Row" era John Wayne films.^[2]

See also

• John Wayne filmography

References

External links

• Paradise Canyon at IMDb
• Paradise Canyon is available for free download at the Internet Archive
• Paradise Canyon at AllMovie
• Paradise Canyon at the TCM Movie Database
• Paradise Canyon at the American Film Institute Catalog