Lure of the Wasteland (1939)

7.0/10 55 min Western

Overview

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.

Cast

Grant Withers

Smitty

LeRoy Mason

Butch Cooper

Ruth Findlay

Ruth Carlton (as Marion Arnold)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Cookie

Tom London

Foreman

Karl Hackett

Parker

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