ALIAS JOHN LAW (1935) Bob Steele, Roberta Gale & Buck Conners | Western | B&W

Alias John Law is a 1935 American Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Steele. It was produced by Supreme Pictures and released by William Steiner Productions on a states-rights basis. It was remade in 1950 as West of the Brazos.

SYNOPSIS
John Clark (Bob Steele) and his deaf pal, Bootch Collum (Buck Connors), are trailed by U. S. Marshal Lamar Bly (Jack Rockwell), who thinks they are part of The Kootney Kid's (Earl Dwire) gang, which had just held up the stage coach. But the gang attacks the pair, and Bly joins them in the gunfight. Bly is wounded and is taken to a Mexican's camp to recover. He gives John his badge and authorizes him to take up the hunt. The Kid, unknown to John by sight, is on a ranch which he hopes to gain legal possession of as it has oil. It is really John's by right, which he does not know until informed by his sweetheart, Joan Vallon (Roberta Gale.) The Kid has taken a letter from the stage holdup which he is using to establish his identity as the rightful owner named Everett Tarkington Clark, John's real name. John is in the courtroom when the Kid makes his claim, but his protest is overruled and he is arrested on suspicion of having killed Marshal Bly.

CAST & CREW
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

Directed by Robert N. Bradbury
Written by Robert N. Bradbury (screenplay), Forbes Parkhill (story)
Produced by A.W. Hackel
Cinematography William Nobles
Edited by S. Roy Luby
Production Company Supreme Pictures
Distributed by William Steiner Productions
Release date November 5, 1935
Running time 59 minutes
Country United States
Language English