The Conquering Horde is a 1931 American pre-Code Western directed by Edward Sloman and written by Emerson Hough, Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt. The film stars Richard Arlen, Fay Wray, Claude Gillingwater, Ian Maclaren, Frank Rice, Arthur Stone and George Mendoza. The film was released on January 31, 1931, by Paramount Pictures. It was a remake of the 1924 silent film North of 36.
Cast
Richard Arlen as Dan McMasters
Fay Wray as Taisie Lockhart
Claude Gillingwater as Jim Nabours
Ian Maclaren as Marvin Fletcher
Frank Rice as Spud Grogan
Arthur Stone as Lumpy Lorrigan
George Mendoza as Cinco Centavos
James Durkin as Amos Corley
Charles Stevens as John
Ed Brady as Splint Goggin
Bob Kortman as Digger Hale
Harry Cording as Butch Daggett
Chief Standing Bear as White Cloud
John Elliott as Captain Wilkins
Kathrin Clare Ward as Mrs. Amos Corley
Plot
Dan McMasters arrives in Texas from Washington to help establish a route for ranchers to get their cattle to market. He faces opposition from land barons who are accustomed to charging tolls for use of their land.
Production
The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California.
See also
North of 36 (1924) The Texans (1938)