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Forbidden Valley

1938 · 68 min

A gentle old-fashioned western with mountain chases, young romance and a simple quest for justice.

Directed by
Wyndham Gittens
Genres
Western
Starring
Noah Beery Jr., Frances Robinson, Robert Barrat
Tagline
RIDING A WILD MUSTANG SKY-HIGH TO ROMANCE!
Overview
In this youth-oriented western, a young man's father is wrongfully accused of murder. Unfortunately, his pa can't prove it and so flees into the rugged mountains. He brings his boy with him. In those lonely hills lives a sad, but wealthy young woman. Love blossoms between the son and the girl as the son struggles to clear his father's name and bring the real villains to justice.

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Directed by
Wyndham Gittens
Genres
Western
Starring
Noah Beery Jr., Frances Robinson, Robert Barrat
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • family
  • love
  • survival
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Wyndham Gittens
Written by
Wyndham Gittens
Starring
Noah Beery Jr., Frances Robinson, Robert Barrat, Fred Kohler, Alonzo Price, Samuel S. Hinds, Stanley Andrews, Spencer Charters
Runtime
68 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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