Way Out West (1930 film)
| Way Out West | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Fred Niblo |
| Screenplay by | Joseph Farnham Byron Morgan Ralph Spence |
| Story by | Byron Morgan |
| Starring | William Haines Leila Hyams Polly Moran Ralph Bushman |
| Cinematography | Henry Sharp |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms William S. Gray |
| Music by | Joseph Meyer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $413,000 |
| Box office | $497,000 |
Way Out West is a 1930 American pre-Code parody film, directed by Fred Niblo, starring William Haines, Leila Hyams, Polly Moran, and Ralph Bushman. It tells the story of Windy, a con man who cheats a group of cowboys out of their money. When they discover his cheating and learn that he has been robbed, they force him to work on a ranch until he has paid his debt.
Plot
Windy, a sideshow barker, cheats a group of cowboys out of their pay, but is then robbed himself. When the cowboys discover they have been cheated, they initially decide to hang him, then decide to make him work off his debt. He falls in love with ranch owner Molly, and when he saves her life after she is bitten by a rattlesnake, he wins her heart.[2]
Cast
- William Haines as Windy
- Leila Hyams as Molly Rankin
- Polly Moran as Pansy
- Cliff Edwards as Trilby
- Ralph Bushman as Steve (as Francis X. Bushman Jr.)
- Vera Marshe as La Belle Rosa
- Charles Middleton as Buck Rankin
- Jack Pennick as Pete
- Buddy Roosevelt as Tex
- Jay Wilsey as Hank
- Catherine Moylan as Carnival Show Girl
Production
Way Out West was made on a budget of $413,000, one of the more expensive William Haines vehicles.[3]
Response
The New York Times deemed Way Out West "an impertinent, moderately comic affair tinctured with slapstick and romance".[2] The film made a profit of $84,000, making it one of the less profitable of Haines's films of the period.[3]
References
- ↑ Way Out West (1930)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 THE SCREEN; Triumphant Impudence.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mann (1998), p. 169
External links
- Way Out West at the Internet Movie Database
- Way Out West at Turner Classic Movies
- Way Out West at AllMovie
- Way Out West at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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