The Man from Monterey (Warner Bros.) (1933)

=== JOH The MAN MONTE NE Som, Le A FOUR-STAR WESTERN PRODUCED BY LEON SCHLESINGER DISTRIBUTED BY VITAGRAPH, CAST OF CHARACTERS Capt. John Holmes 0. --c--Duke, the Devil Horse..............-Tomes Girt 2 eee et; RO pn cree ae ae ORES 0 Saeco nea <n iiata Caren oe PE PORE oS i stn ik Don Luis Gonzale s..........ccccenne << 9 Sat ESAS ee see Jake Morgan. ..........--Epa =e ——— | y From Monterey, headquarters of the American army in California following the taking over of the province from Mexico in 1848, Captain John Holmes is dispatched southward by his Colonel to undertake an unofficial mission for the government. His special destination is the home of Don Jose Castanares, wealthy ranch-owner, and bitterly opposed to the American occupation. To protect the Californians. in their property, the government has ordered the registration of all land grants at the government land-office. Failure to do this by a certain date will cause the land to be declared public domain. It is to convince Castanares and the other Californians that such registration is necessary for their own good that Captain Holmes has undertaken his mission. Before he reaches the Rancho Castanares, Holmes saves the life of Dolores Castanares in a runaway, without knowing who she is. By so doing, he earns the girl’s gratitude and admiration, as well as the sworn enmity of her suitor, Luis Gonzales, son of her father’s old but treacherous friend. Faced by ruin himself, the elder Gonzales has been urging a marriage between his son and Castanares’ daughter, and has also backed up Castanares in his determination not to register his lands. Gonzales’ plan is to move in on them and claim title to them himself, once they have been declared in the public do main. Holmes’ arrival at the Castanares ranch frustrates Gonzales’ schemes. The American convinces Castanares OFFICIAL BILLING Leon Schlesinger a ee gk tee eee RAT Luis Alberni ee gee ae Francis Ford =. ie eae a Lafayette McKee Sadness awe Donald Reed Pee eRe ae ‘Lillian Leighton See Charles Whittaker | = = ~ =— Sa THE STORY \ of the United States’ good faith, and wins the old man’s personal gratitude for having saved his daughter’s life. But Holmes’ troubles have only begun. ‘lhe Gonzales, in desperation, kidnap Castanares on his way to the land-office, letting it be believed that American land-grabbers have done the deed. Then they play upon Dolores’ fears for her father’s safety until they extort from her a promise to marry Don Luis Gonzales the following day, in return for their aid in setting her father free. Holmes discovers that Luis Gonzales has been secretly engaged to the daughter of the innkeeper in the nearby town. When the latter hears of Luis’ impending marriage to Dolores, she offers to help Holmes in any way she can. Secretly, Holmes smuggles the girl up to Dolores’ room, where the two girls change places for the wedding ceremony, and Anita, the innkeeper’s daughter, is married to Luis, who does not discover the deception until it is too late. In the meantime, Holmes and his companions have come upon the dungeon in which Dolores’ father is confined, liberate him and are about to make a dash for safety when the Gonzales and their retainers set upon them. A hand-to-hand encounter through the ranch house ends with the arrival of a band of Americans whom Holmes has _ befriended, the Gonzales are overpowered and turned over to the American authorities. Don Jose Castanares and his daughter are reunited, and the old man gives his blessing to the two happy lovers. 25% INC. ~-'T.-e handsome, hard-riding, cowboy star and the horse that does everything but talk, turn the tables on the crooked caballeros . . . rescue the pretty heroine from their clutches and give you more thrills and excite1 ment doing it than you’ve ever —— seen on the screen! Crammed with heart-pounding romance, and split-second action that will keep your hair on end! with RUTH HALL*LUIS ALBERNI DONALD REED Directed by Mack V. Wright Associate Producer, Sid Rogell ‘a, Leon Schlesinger presents J Oo bel wv The King of the Cowboys and DUKE The Miracle Horse presents Another smashing 4-Star Western S : ee A ne D JOHN WAYNE 100 % Distributed by Vitagraph, Inc. and : Cut No. 11 Cut 60c Mat 15¢ 372 Lines DUKE ‘ in “THE MAN FROM MONTEREY” 100% PRODUCTION STAFF LENGTH with 4 ag ee Leslev-M 3.294 Feet re . . Story and Screen Play Dif cceeececocce cece eetecietnctcnee esley Mason Age Hall Luis siete YB AYLI Ts] aR ee a Re et eS EOE ett ene ener eee Mack V. Wright TEME Directed by Mack ae Ww right 20% Photography 2 aoe Geh eet at MOREE a testa nen he aR ee een pee Ted McCord A Four-Stat Western Distributed. by Vitagraph, Inc. O77 Minutes 40% | Produced by Leon Schlesinger | Assistant Producer o.cnecocccc eccentric etntnmnmececenncnctee Sid Rogell