- Country: USA
- Genres: Western
- Release: 1942-12-18
- Director: Howard Bretherton
- Writers: Adele Buffington , James Oliver Curwood
- Language: English
- Stars: Buck Jones , Mona Barrie , Raymond Hatton , Robert Lowery , Rex Bell , Maude Eburne , Christine McIntyre , Betty Blythe , Robert Frazer , Harry Woods
- Runtime: 63 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: El terror de Oklahoma (Spain) , Dawn on the Great Divide (United States of America) , Dawn on the Great Divide (United Kingdom) , Dawn on the Great Divide , Amanhecer na Fronteira (Brazil) , Overfaldet ved Guldfloden (Denmark) , De maskerade ryttarna (Sweden) , Pioneiros Destemidos (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Las ruedas del destino (Mexico)
- Plot: U. S. Marshals Buxk Roberts (Buck Jones), Jack Carson (Rex Bell) and Sandy Hopkins (Raymond Hatton) are entrusted with delivery of a wagon train of railroad supplies to the town of Beaver Lake. Formerly, every such wagon train attacked robbed and every member killed, supposedly by Indian, before it reached the town. Carson discovers from his Indian friends that the tribe had nothing to do with the attack and he rides into Beaver Creek seeking further information. Buck and Sandy are in charge of the wagon train, in which is Judge John Corkle (Robert Frazer) going to the town to visit his brother Jim (Harrry Woods), crooked boss who really runs the settlement.Matt Rand (Tristram Coffin)He and Sadie Rand (Mona Barrie) plan to set up a saloon and gambling house and Martha Turner Jan Wiley), a prospective mother who dies when her baby is born. Martha was the secret wife of Tony Corke (Dennis Moore), son of Jim. That night the train is attacked by white men posing as Indians and several of the party are killed, including Jack Rand. , though most of the suppliers are saved. Meeting the caravan when it arrives in Beaver Lake, is Jack Carson and he befriends Sadie , and so fully wins her confidence that she invites him to join her in establishing the gambling house. To force Jim Corkle to grant them the gambling privilege, Sadie and Carson threaten to publicize his son's affair with Martha. Jim, actually the leader of the renegade gang, leads his men in another attack on the caravan as it heads on to the railroad- construction site and thanks to Buck and Sandy and the friendly Indians, and the attack is repulsed. And Buck provides the evidence that Corkle and his gang are responsible for all the other attacks.
- IMDB:tt0034638
Dawn on the Great Divide Cast · · · ALL
Howard Bretherton
Director
Buck Jones
Buck Roberts
Raymond Hatton
Sandy Hopkins
Robert Lowery
Terry Wallace
Rex Bell
Jack Carson
Maude Eburne
Sarah Harkins
Christine McIntyre
Mary Harkins - Sarah's Daughter
Betty Blythe
Mrs. Elmira Corkle
Robert Frazer
Judge John Corkle
Harry Woods
Jim Corkle - Judge's Brother
Tristram Coffin
Matt Rand (as Tris Coffin)
Lee Shumway
Joe Wallace - Railroad Official
Roy Barcroft
Chuck Loder
Steve Clark
Alex Kirby - Carson's Messenger
Warren Jackson
Fred Cooke - Bartender
Silver
Buck's Horse
Victor Adamson
Barfly
Horace B. Carpenter
Townsman
Iron Eyes Cody
Indian
Spade Cooley
Fiddler
Ben Corbett
Red - Henchman
Jack Daley
Gambler
Rube Dalroy
Townsman
Herman Hack
Barfly
Al Haskell
Settler
Reed Howes
Stevens - Henchman