The heirs of the dying owner of a valuable radium mine are being murdered, and a mining engineer tries to uncover the killer and clear his cousin’s name.
Alternative title: “The Fighting Westerner”
Director: Charles Barton
Writers: Edward E. Paramore Jr., Ethel Doherty, Zane Grey
Stars: Randolph Scott, Charles ‘Chic’ Sale, Mrs. Leslie Carter
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🙂 Summary
A mining engineer arrives at a remote radium mine where heirs are being murdered one by one. As tensions rise among the family and workers, he uncovers a web of greed, hidden motives and frontier danger while racing to expose the killer before the next strike.
🎭 Cast & Characters
- Randolph Scott — Larry Sutton, the determined mining engineer
- Mrs. Leslie Carter — Mrs. Barkley, matriarch of the troubled estate
- Charles “Chic” Sale — Nugget, the comic relief prospector
- George F. Marion — Jim, loyal ranch hand
- Ann Sheridan — Rita, caught in the family turmoil
🎥 Behind the Camera
Director: Charles Barton Studio: Paramount Pictures Notable: A tight Western mystery adapted from Zane Grey’s novel The Fighting Westerner, blending frontier grit with classic whodunit structure.
✨ Themes & Vibes
- Frontier justice
- Greed and inheritance
- Isolated communities under pressure
- Mystery wrapped in Western atmosphere
- Suspicion among family and workers
🍿 Popcorn Fact
This was one of Randolph Scott’s early mystery‑leaning Westerns before he became synonymous with the genre’s more stoic, iconic roles.