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He's got no guns, a grudge, and 62 minutes to clear his name.
TMDB
80

Empty Holsters (1937)

poverty row westernunderdog revengeB-movie charm

Overview

Ace owns just about everything around except for the Bank, which is owned by John Ware. Ace also has his eye on Judy, but Judy only has eyes for Clay. Since Ace is a crook, he holds up the stage and has his cronies swear that Clay was the bandit which gets Clay 10 years in jail. After he gets out in 5 for good behavior, Clay sets out to find who framed him and stole the stage strongbox. Since the sheriff does not like Clay, he takes his guns away as part of his probation and it makes Clay a target for the Ace gang.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Dick Foran's earnest cowboy charm carries the whole thing.

Practical Effects

Real horseback stunts that modern CGI would ruin.

Best for:Background: Perfect Saturday morning folding laundry energy.·Rewatch: For western completists tracking Glenn Strange's pre-Frankenstein monster era.
Heads up:Violence: 1930s western violence: lots of shooting, zero blood.
B

Director

B. Reeves Eason

ReleasedJul 10, 1937
Runtime1h 2m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Warner Bros. Pictures
First National Pictures

Top Cast

Dick Foran

Dick Foran

Clay Brent

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Ace Cain

Glenn Strange

Glenn Strange

Tex Roberts

Anderson Lawler

Anderson Lawler

Buck McGovern

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

John Ware

Tom Brower

Tom Brower

Dad Brent

George Chesebro

George Chesebro

Cutter Smith

Charles Le Moyne

Charles Le Moyne

Tom Raines

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Sheriff Cal Hardin

J.P. McGowan

J.P. McGowan

U.S. Marshal Billy O'Neill

Milton Kibbee

Milton Kibbee

Jim Hall

Earl Dwire

Earl Dwire

Dr. J.M. 'Doc' Eagan

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Glenn Strange, playing henchman Tex here, would later become Universal's most famous Frankenstein's Monster in three films.

Cultural

This 62-minute 'programmer' was designed to fill the bottom half of double bills during the Depression—studios churned out hundreds like it.

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