ACROSS THE PLAINS (1939) Jack Randall, Frank Yaconelli & Joyce Bryant | Drama, Western | B&W

Across the Plains is a 1939 American Western film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Addison Randall, Frank Yaconelli, and Joyce Bryant. Written by Robert Emmett Tansey, the film is about two brothers who are separated when they are young and who meet again as adults, one good and one bad.

SYNOPSIS
Two brothers, Jack and Jimmy, were separated when young after a gang of outlaws attacked a wagon train. Jack was adopted by an Indian tribe, while Jimmy, now known as the "Kansas Kid," joined the outlaws. As adults, Jack, now protecting a gold shipment, finds himself pitted against Jimmy and his outlaw gang, who are attempting to steal it. In the midst of the showdown, they discover their true relationship when Buckskin, the old wagon train master, reveals their shared past. Shocked by the revelation, Jimmy learns that their parents were murdered by one of the outlaws, leading him to switch sides. A thrilling shootout ensues between the brothers and the outlaws, resulting in Jimmy's death. Before passing away, Jimmy expresses regret to Jack about his past actions.

CAST & CREW
Addison Randall as Jack Winters, aka Cherokee
Frank Yaconelli as Lopez
Joyce Bryant as Mary Masters
Hal Price as Buckskin
Dennis Moore as Jimmy Winters, aka The Kansas Kid
Glenn Strange as Jeff Masters
Bob Card as Buff Gordon
Bud Osborne as Henchman Lex
Monte Rawlins as Henchman Rip
Wylie Grant as Henchman Rawhide

Directed by: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Written by: Robert Emmett Tansey
Produced by: Robert Emmett Tansey
Cinematography: Bert Longenecker
Edited by: Robert Golden
Production Company: Monogram Pictures
Release Date: June 1, 1939
Running Time: 59 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

NOTES
Robert Emmett Tansey also wrote the screenplay for the first Republic Pictures feature film Westward Ho (1935 film) (1935) starring John Wayne. The Plot of that movie strongly resembles this one and much of the dialogue is the same.