Title: Alias John Law
Year: 1935
Genres: Western
Director: Robert N. Bradbury
Cast:
- Bob Steele as Everett Tarkington “John” Clark
- Roberta Gale as JoAnne Vallon
- Buck Connors as Bootch Collum
- Earl Dwire as The Kootney Kid (posing as Everett Tarkington Clark)
- Robert McKenzie as Judge
- Steve Clark as Henchman Simi
- Jack Rockwell as Marshal Lamar Blyth
- Roger Williams as Sheriff
- Jack Cowell as Attorney Wagner
Synopsis:
Everett Tarkington “John” Clark, a law-abiding ranch hand, takes on the outlaw identity of “John Law” to infiltrate and dismantle a notorious gang. Accompanied by his deaf sidekick Bootch Collum, he’s pursued by Marshal Lamar Blyth and local lawmen who mistake him for the real criminal. As Clark works undercover, he must outwit both the gang’s leader—the Kootney Kid, who himself impersonates Clark to sow confusion—and the very marshals hunting him, culminating in a showdown that clears his name and brings the gang to justice.
Trivia:
- Produced on Poverty Row by Supreme Pictures, the film runs just 59 minutes and was released on a states-rights basis.
- It was remade in 1950 under the title West of the Brazos.
- The original negatives and distribution rights were not renewed, placing Alias John Law into the public domain.