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  • Men of Action (1935)
  • Approved
    61 min | Drama
Men of Action (1935)
Approved
61 min | Drama

Filled with stock footage from beginning to end of construction scenes on Hoover/Boulder Dam in Nevada, the story centers on the construction of the fictitious Sweetwater Dam being built in California. Evans Construction Company, run by ...See moreFilled with stock footage from beginning to end of construction scenes on Hoover/Boulder Dam in Nevada, the story centers on the construction of the fictitious Sweetwater Dam being built in California. Evans Construction Company, run by Arthur Hooyt, has all its money tied up in the work and must finish the dam on time in order to collect. Meanwhile crooked banker Edwin Markham has other plans and sends in a collection of all-star B-feature heavies, including Fred Kohler, Wally Wales, Slim Whitaker and the Dillard brothers, to wreck the dam. The saboteurs dynamite a mountain and cover up John Ince, the father of water-boy Frankie Darro, who vows to avenge his dad's death. Frankie works his way up to a job as a rider in the radio-dispatched horse-mounted patrol organized by Evans'daughter, and, alongside the construction foreman (LeRoy Mason) makes a last-ditch effort to halt the dynamiting of the dam. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Peter B. Kyne (story "The New Freedom") | Forrest Sheldon (screenplay) | John W. Krafft (screenplay) | Barry Barringer (screenplay)
Producer
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Updated Jul 13, 1935

Release date
Jul 13, 1935 (United States)

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Frankie Darro
Johnny Morgan Johnny Morgan   See fewer
LeRoy Mason
Jim Denton - Construction Engineer (as Roy Mason) Jim Denton - Construction Engineer (as Roy Mason)   See fewer
Barbara Worth
Ann Evans Ann Evans   See fewer
Fred Kohler
Thorenson Thorenson   See fewer
Gloria Shea
Lilly - Jefferson's Secretary Lilly - Jefferson's Secretary   See fewer
Edwin Maxwell
Jefferson - Crooked Banker Jefferson - Crooked Banker   See fewer
Arthur Hoyt
Mr. Evans Mr. Evans   See fewer
Syd Saylor
Speedy Speedy   See fewer
John Ince
'Dad' Morgan - Jimmys Father 'Dad' Morgan - Jimmys Father   See fewer
Hal Taliaferro
Wally - Henchman (as Wally Wales) Wally - Henchman (as Wally Wales)   See fewer
Hank Bell
Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Corbett
Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Art Dillard
Mounted Policeman (uncredited) Mounted Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Dillard
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joseph W. Girard
Official (uncredited) Official (uncredited)   See fewer
William Gould
California Rancher (uncredited) California Rancher (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Hendricks
Mounted Patrolman (uncredited) Mounted Patrolman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank McCarroll
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Lafe McKee
California Rancher (uncredited) California Rancher (uncredited)   See fewer
Artie Ortego
Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Phelps
Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Slim Whitaker
Slim (uncredited) Slim (uncredited)   See fewer
Roger Williams
Jack - Henchman (uncredited) Jack - Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
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