| Breed of the West | |
| Director: | Alan James |
| Screenplay: | Alan James |
| Story: | Alan James Henry Taylor |
| Starring: | Hal Taliaferro Virginia Brown Faire Buzz Barton |
| Cinematography: | William Nobles |
| Editing: | Ethel Davey |
| Studio: | National Players Big 4 Film Corp.[1] |
| Distributor: | Big 4 Film Corp. |
| Runtime: | 6 reels |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Breed of the West is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by Alan James, starring Hal Taliaferro, Virginia Brown Faire, and Buzz Barton.
Wally Weldon works as a ranch hand on Colonel Jim Sterner's ranch, reporting in to Longrope Wheeler, the foreman, and someone who Sterner trusts implicitly. One day while out on the range, Weldon comes across Jim Bradley, a young man who Weldon learns is searching for his father. Taking pity on the youth, he brings him back to the ranch, where he knows there's an opening as a cook's helper.
One day, Bradley walks in on Longrope and the cook trying to open Sterner's safe and rob him. Bradley attempts to get away, but is shot by the cook, who then attempts to flee himself. Weldon hunts the cook down and captures him, delivering him to the local sheriff. Back at the ranch, seeing Bradley in bed, Sterner realizes that he is his long lost son.
In jail the cook admits to shooting Bradley, and also tells the sheriff that he knows that Longrope was the man who murdered a cattle association representative. Weldon rushes back to the ranch, where he finds Longrope trying once again to open the safe. Weldon overpowers him, and takes him back to the sheriff.
Big 4 began casting the film in Mid-September 1930, in which Wally Wales was scheduled to star. They selected Bud Osborne and Edmund Cobb to join the cast. The picture was originally scheduled to be released on October 6.[2] In early October the release date got pushed back to October 30,[3] and finally pushed back again to November 12,[4] which was the actual release date.