Drift Fence 88 years old
He Was a One Man Man-Hunter in a Ruthless Fight for Land...And a Girl!
Although Larry "Buster" Crabbe earns top billing, the hero of Drift Fence is former Western star Tom Keene as Jim Travis, who, at a rodeo, meets city dweller Jim Traft (Benny Baker), who has come west to erect a fence that will prevent Clay Jackson (Stanley Andrews) from continuing his cattle rustling business. A tough Western type, Travis suggests that he impersonate Traft and the building of the fence soon begins. But Travis is opposed by Slinger Dunn (Crabbe) and his family, whose small ranch will suffer from the division of the land. A romance between Travis and Slinger's sister, Paula (Katherine DeMille), paves the way for a meeting of the minds, however, and Slinger switches sides completely upon learning that Travis is a Texas Ranger in disguise. An in-house production (as opposed to Harry Sherman's Hopalong Cassidy Westerns), Drift Fence was the closest Paramount came to a B-Western in the mid-'30s. Zane Grey's original novel was published in 1932.
Credits
Drift Fence Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Leif Erickson He was 24, 74 years old when he died | as Curley Prentice (as Glenn Erikson) |
| Buster Crabbe He was 28, 75 years old when he died | as 'Slinger' Dunn |
| Tom Keene He was 39, 66 years old when he died | as Jim Travis |
| Benny Baker He was 28, 87 years old when he died | as Jim Traft |
| Katherine DeMille She was 24, 83 years old when she died | as Molly Dunn (as Katherine de Mille) |
Drift Fence Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 50 (81) years old when He died | Art |
| Virgil Miller as Director of Photography. He was 49 (87) years old when He died | Camera |
| Otho Lovering as Director. He was 43 (75) years old when He died | Directing |
| A.E. Freudeman as Set Decoration. | Art |
| Everett Douglas as Editor. He was 33 (65) years old when He died | Editing |
| William T. Lackey as Associate Producer. He was 40 (78) years old when He died | Production |
| Robert Yost as Screenplay. | Writing |
| Zane Grey as Novel. He was 64 (67) years old when He died | Writing |
| Stuart Anthony as Screenplay. He was 44 (51) years old when He died | Writing |
| Harold Hurley as Producer. He was 5 (now 94) years old | Production |
| Henry Herzbrun as Executive Producer. | Production |
Drift Fence (88 years)
He Was a One Man Man-Hunter in a Ruthless Fight for Land...And a Girl!
- Release day: Friday, February 14, 1936
- Runtime: 56 minutes