West of Rainbow's End (1938)
West of Rainbow's End was one of two Tim McCoy westerns directed by Monogram Pictures workhorse Alan James. Returning to the screen after a tour with the Ringling Bros. circus, McCoy is cast as a former railroad detective who emerges from retirement to solve a series of suspicious accidents. The villains hope to sabotage the railroad so that they can engineer a big-time land swindle. For our hero, it's personal: the bad guys were responsible for the murder of his foster father. Kathleen Elliot, who spent most of her brief film career in westerns, co-stars as Tim's waitress sweetheart Joan. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tim McCoy, Walter McGrail, (more)
- Director(s):
- Alan James
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Synopsis of West of Rainbow's End
West of Rainbow's End was one of two Tim McCoy westerns directed by Monogram Pictures workhorse Alan James. Returning to the screen after a tour with the Ringling Bros. circus, McCoy is cast as a former railroad detective who emerges from retirement to solve a series of suspicious accidents. The villains hope to sabotage the railroad so that they can engineer a big-time land swindle. For our hero, it's personal: the bad guys were responsible for the murder of his foster father. Kathleen Elliot, who spent most of her brief film career in westerns, co-stars as Tim's waitress sweetheart Joan. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of West of Rainbow's End
- Tim McCoy - Tim
- Frank LaRue - Ed
- Ed Coxen - Joel Carter
- Bob Kortman - Speck
- Reed Howes
- Kathleen Elliot - Joan
- Walter McGrail - Johnson
- Mary Carr - Mrs. Carter
- George Cooper - Happy
- Jimmy Aubrey - Postmaster
- Ray Jones
- Sherry Tansey
- Director(s):
- Alan James
- Writer(s):
- Stanley Roberts, Robert Emmett Tansey
- Producer(s):
- Maurice Conn
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