The California Trail / Treason (Buck Jones Western Double Feature Volume 3)

CALIFORNIA TRAIL: The Mayor & Commandante of La Loma in Southern California attempt to force the peons of the area to deed their land over to them. They use starvation in the scheme to monopolize all the food and grain in the district. When the wealthy aristocrat Don Marco Ramirez (Emile Chautard) is killed the assistance to the peasants looks bleak. Ramirez has instructed Santa Fe Stewart (Buck Jones) to take the food to the townspeople and only trust those who are poor. Escapades and western struggles thrive through this adventure. RT: 67 min, B&W, 1.33:1, NR, 1933 TREASON: Civil War just ended and Joan Randall and her troops are continuing the struggle. Jeff Conners is sent to bring her in. Randall is found guilty and sentenced to hang. Prior to these events, Conners learns that the real culprit is Colonel Jedcott, Randall's assistant. As Conners rides to the Governor for a pardon he is waylaid by Jedcott on his return trip. RT: 63 min, B&W, 1.33:1, NR, 1933