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Lure of the Wasteland: Directed by Harry L. Fraser. With Grant Withers, LeRoy Mason, Ruth Findlay, 'Snub' Pollard. Federal agent Smitty assists Butch Cooper, leader of a gang that robbed a train in which the loot was never recovered, in making an escape and accompanies him to the Utah badlands.
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- Action, Drama, Western
- Harry L. Fraser
- 1939-03-18
Lure of the Wasteland is a 1939 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Grant Withers, LeRoy Mason, Ruth Findlay, Snub Pollard, Tom London, Henry Roquemore and Karl Hackett. The film was released on March 18, 1939, by Monogram Pictures.
Lure of the Wasteland. Smitty (Grant Withers) is an undercover federal marshal assigned to infiltrate a gang suspected of stealing $250,000. Butch (LeRoy Mason), the gang's leader, asks...
- Western
- Grant Withers
- Edward Weston
Summaries. Federal agent Smitty assists Butch Cooper, leader of a gang that robbed a train in which the loot was never recovered, in making an escape and accompanies him to the Utah badlands. Parker, leader of a gang of cattle rustlers, recognizes Butch. The latter takes Smitty to the spot where the loot was buried, but it has disappeared.
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- Harry L. Fraser
- Al Lane Pictures
- Grant Withers
A "special" by Monogram standards, Lure of the Wasteland was lensed in a not inexpensive process called Telco-color. Grant Withers takes a break from his duties in the "Mister Wong" series to play Smitty, a US marshal assigned to track down $250,000 in stolen bonds.
Smitty, a United States marshal assigned to discover the hiding place of $250,000 in stolen bonds, poses as a convict to win the confidence of Butch, the leader of the gang that stole the bonds.
