Blue Steel

1934

Blue Steel

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Movie Info

John Wayne once again goes undercover to catch a wanted outlaw in this average entry in his 1934-1935 Western series for Monogram Pictures. Wayne plays John Carruthers, a U.S. marshal, and his quarry is the Polka Dot Bandit, aka Danti (Yakima Canutt), who has taken off with a 4,000-dollar pay roll. As John soon learns, Danti is in the employ of Malgrove (Edward Peil Sr.), a supposedly upstanding citizen who is secretly trying to starve the good people of Yucca City. Unbeknownst to the townsfolk, a valuable ore runs right through the area and Malgrove is plotting to buy the land on the cheap. Blue Steel was produced at Hollywood's General Service Studios with exteriors filmed at Big Pine, CA.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Western
Directed By:

Robert N. Bradbury
Written By:

Robert N. Bradbury
In Theaters:

May 10, 1934 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jun 18, 2006
Runtime:

59 minutes
Studio:

Scott Entertainment

Cast

John Wayne
as John Carruthers

Eleanor Hunt
as Betty Mason

Edward Peil Sr.
as Melgrove

Yakima Canutt
as Danti, The Polka Dot Bandit

George Cleveland
as Hank

George Nash
as Bridegroom

Lafe [Lafayette] McKee
as Dad Mason

Hank Bell
as Stage Driver

Silver Tip Baker

Earl Dwire
as Henchman

Horace B. Carpenter

Theodore Lorch

George 'Gabby' Hayes
as Sheriff Jake

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Critic Reviews for Blue Steel

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A routine B Western.

December 10, 2010 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for Blue Steel

Feb 15, 2012

Made in 1934 here is a standard action oater from those glory days in Hollywood, with plenty of rootin', tootin' shooting and plenty of riding across open prairies surrounded by mountainous plateaus to save the day. Gabby Hayes admirably seconds the action.

Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
Dec 27, 2009

Just your regular run-of-the-mill western. If it wasn't for John Wayne, nobody would throw the skull of a drunken rat after this one.

Henrik S Super Reviewer
Dec 10, 2007

One of John Wayne's best Western detective film. Not much of the twist and suspense but the acting is still classic. Wayne portrait as a young man following a thief while being suspected and followed by a local Sheriff. Later they joined up to lasso ...(read more)up all the bad guys and save the day.

Jojo S Super Reviewer