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Directed by Roy William Neill Edited by Edward Curtiss Director Roy William Neill Music director Russell Malmgren | 6.3/10 IMDb Cinematography Charles J. Stumar Production
company Sol Lesser Productions Running time 1h 12m Produced by Sol Lesser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Buck Jones
Dorothy Revier
Otto Hoffman Music by Russell Malmgren (sound engineer) Written by George Morgan, Jack Townley Cast Buck Jones, Dorothy Revier, Otto Hoffman Similar South of the Rio Grande, The Fighting Ranger, Shadow Ranch, Branded, Ridin' for Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Avenger is a 1931 Western directed by Roy William Neill, starring Buck Jones and Dorothy Revier. The film is loosely based on the exploits of legendary Mexican bandit Joaquin Murrieta, who, in the mid-19th century, went to California and, according to the legend, swore vengeance against Americans and began of a series of robberies in the mining country after being discriminated against by white men.
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The Avenger was remade in 1942 as Vengeance of the West, directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Bill Elliott and Tex Ritter.
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Plot summary
In 1849, Joaquin Murietta (Buck Jones) is determined to track down the three men, Black Kelly (Otto Hoffman), Ike Mason (Edward Peil Sr.) and Al Goss (Walter Percival), who lynched his brother. As "The Black Shadow," he robs the rich, gives to the poor, and romances the new school teacher Helen Lake (Dorothy Revier).