The Vanishing West

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The Vanishing West

1928

2h 30m

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Western

Overview

A boy's father is an unjustly accused fugitive, and the boy's scheming uncle plots to become the youngster's guardian and take over the family fortune.

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9 members

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Jack Perrin

Jack Marvin

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Eileen Sedgwick

Betty Kincaid

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Jack Dougherty

Jim Marvin

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Yakima Canutt

Steve Marvin

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Leo D. Maloney

Jack Trent

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William Fairbanks

Long Collins

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Mickey Bennett

Wally Lee

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Helen Gibson

Mrs. Kincaid

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Bob Burns

Robert Lee

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