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Blue Steel

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Undercover federal marshal John Carruthers (John Wayne) is suspected by the local sheriff, Jake (George Hayes), of stealing the town's payroll, but his suspicions are sidelined when young Betty Mason (Eleanor Hunt) announces that her father, an important businessman, has been murdered. Without him, supplies will not reach town, and homesteaders will starve. When town leader Malgrove (Edward Peil) offers to buy the locals out, John and Jake get suspicious, and uncover a land-grabbing conspiracy.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 12/10/2010
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Georgan G @RT98616417 02/08/2025 This is a bad Western, other then Wayne being young & better looking. See more 06/25/2023 Love this oldie, but goodie, James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, June 24, 2023 See more 04/14/2012 Run of the Mill. But... its the Duke so why not. See more 04/07/2012 Wasn't quite sure what the hell was going on through most of the movie. But really didn't care either. And why is it called "Blue Steel"? See more 07/03/2011 Bad B movie, but it's still John Wayne. See more 04/15/2011 A good B-western. Entertaining enough. See more Read all reviews
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Robert N. Bradbury

Director

John Wayne

John Carruthers

Eleanor Hunt

Betty Mason

George "Gabby" Hayes

Sheriff Jake Withers

Ed Peil Sr.

Malgrove

Yakima Canutt

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Synopsis Undercover federal marshal John Carruthers (John Wayne) is suspected by the local sheriff, Jake (George Hayes), of stealing the town's payroll, but his suspicions are sidelined when young Betty Mason (Eleanor Hunt) announces that her father, an important businessman, has been murdered. Without him, supplies will not reach town, and homesteaders will starve. When town leader Malgrove (Edward Peil) offers to buy the locals out, John and Jake get suspicious, and uncover a land-grabbing conspiracy.
Director
Robert N. Bradbury
Producer
Paul Malvern, Robert N. Bradbury
Screenwriter
Robert N. Bradbury
Distributor
Monogram Pictures Corporation
Production Co
Paul Malvern Productions
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 10, 1934, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 26, 2011
Runtime
54m