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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.

Top Cast

  • Johnny Mack Brown

    Johnny Mack Brown

    Dr. John Poore

  • Raymond Hatton

    Raymond Hatton

    Add Youman

  • Joan Woodbury

    Joan Woodbury

    Poppy Rand

  • Douglass Dumbrille

    Douglass Dumbrille

    Marshal Tom Nightlander

  • Lynne Carver

    Lynne Carver

    Abbie Compton

  • Tom Quinn

    Tom Quinn

    Bartender Ed

  • Harry Woods

    Harry Woods

    Wisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)

  • Ray Bennett

    Ray Bennett

    Henchman Rocky (as Raphael Bennett)

  • Riley Hill

    Riley Hill

    Cowhand Midland

Overview

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.

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