The Avenger (1931 film)

The Avenger is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Roy William Neill and 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.[1]

This article is about the 1931 film. For other films named "The Avenger", see The Avenger (disambiguation).

The Avenger
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoy William Neill
Written byGeorge Morgan
Jack Townley
Produced bySol Lesser
StarringBuck Jones
Dorothy Revier
Otto Hoffman
CinematographyCharles J. Stumar
Edited byEdward Curtiss
Music byRussell Malmgren (sound engineer)
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 6, 1931 (1931-03-06)
Running time
72 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The film was remade in 1942 as Vengeance of the West, directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Bill Elliott and Tex Ritter.[2]

Premise

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).[3]

Cast

References
  1. "Detail view of Movies Page". Afi.com. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  2. Pitts, Michael R. (December 21, 2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. pp. 381–382. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  3. "The Avenger (1931) - Roy William Neill - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved August 28, 2017.


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