Flame of the West

"LAW COMES TO THE FLAMING FRONTIER!...where gun-law is the only LAW!"

Flame of the West has always attracted more attention than most of Johnny Mack Brown's Monogram westerns, if for no other reason than the offbeat casting of Douglass Dumbrille. Usually seen in villainous roles, Dumbrille herein offers a sincere, effective performance as a scrupulously honest US marshal named Nightlander. When he takes on a gang of crooked gamblers, Nightlander is shot down in cold blood, compelling frontier doctor John Poole (Johnny Mack Brown) to put his Hippocratic oath on the back burner and strap on the shootin' irons.

Director: Lambert Hillyer

Cast

Johnny Mack Brown

Dr. John Poore

Raymond Hatton

Add Youman

Joan Woodbury

Poppy Rand

Douglass Dumbrille

Marshal Tom Nightlander

Lynne Carver

Abbie Compton

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Tom Quinn

Bartender Ed

Harry Woods

Wisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)

Ray Bennett

Henchman Rocky (as Raphael Bennett)