The Fighting Westerner (1935)

In the heart of the Wild West, Larry Sutton, a competent mining engineer, is drawn into a web of mystery and greed. Employed by the ailing and bedridden George Ballard to oversee his prosperous radium mine, Larry is plunged into a sinister plot when Ballard's brother-in-law, Jack Parsons, mysteriously disappears. Parsons, the former chief engineer, stands accused of the brutal murder of Adolph Berg, the mine's caretaker, his life extinguished in the unforgiving jaws of the mill stamp, a machine designed to shatter rock but now a gruesome instrument of death. As Ballard's health teeters on the precipice, his eager heirs congregate at his home, their eyes gleaming with anticipation of the substantial estate they stand to inherit. Yet, an unknown terror stalks the shadows, a hooded specter of death claiming the lives of the greedy inheritors one by one. In this deadly game of cat and mouse, Larry finds an unlikely ally in the form of the county's eccentric deputy sheriff, Tex Murdoch. The crusty lawman's wit and wisdom bring a sprinkle of comic relief to this high-stakes tale of suspense and danger. Together, they delve into the enigma enveloping the mine, determined to unmask the murderous menace lurking in the darkness. "The Fighting Westerner" is a riveting blend of mystery and western, where the lure of radium riches fuels a deadly dance of murder and betrayal deep within the cavernous heart of an old mine. As the owner's life hangs by a thread and his family anxiously awaits his end, Larry and Tex must unravel the secrets of the mine before the last strike of the killer echoes through its hollow chambers.

The Fighting Westerner is a mystery movie featuring Randolph Scott.

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