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The Lion's Den

The Lion's Den

1936Movie⏱️ 59mApproved
DramaWestern
5.9
IMDB Rating
53 votes

Merwin hires Barton to fight Welsh, but when Barton arrives in town, Welsh mistakes him for the hired killer Single-Shot Smith. Figuring he can help Merwin by being part of Welsh's gang he hires on as Single-Shot. But soon the rea...

Director
Sam Newfield
Writers
John T. Neville, L.V. Jefferson
Stars
Tim McCoy, Joan Woodbury, Don Barclay
Release Date
July 8, 1936
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Tim McCoy
Tim McCoy
as Tim Barton
Joan Woodbury
Joan Woodbury
as Ann Mervin
Don Barclay
Don Barclay
as Paddy Callahan
J. Frank Glendon
J. Frank Glendon
as Nate Welsh
John Merton
John Merton
as Single-Shot Smith
Arthur Millett
Arthur Millett
as Newt Mervin
Jack Rockwell
Jack Rockwell
as Texas Ranger
Dick Curtis
Dick Curtis
as Slim Burtis - Henchman
Hank Bell
Hank Bell
as Henchman
Bob Card
Bob Card
as Henchman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Excelsior Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

b westernsaloon

🎯 Categories

DramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

The Lion in the Den is a Little Tame
by glennstenb2023-03-16
5/10

"Plankton Rules issued a fine and thorough review of "The Lion's Den" a number of years ago (particularly cogent is the passage concerning Alpha Video) and so I feel a little sheepish about throwing my two bits into the pot. Mostly I want to affirm that this film is just a fair entry in the Tim McCoy roster, really curiously without much spirit, with neither new ground broken nor unusual twists taken. The modern-day (1930's), big city and night club opening scenes would probably be even too lackluster for movie fans back in the day to embrace warmly if they were not a prelud..."

💡 Did You Know?

The earliest documented telecasts of this film took place in New York City Sunday 12 December 1948 on WATV (Channel 13), in Buffalo Saturday 22 January 1949 on WBEN (Channel 4), and in Los Angeles Wednesday 14 December 1949 on KTSL (Channel 2).

📖 Synopsis

Merwin hires Barton to fight Welsh, but when Barton arrives in town, Welsh mistakes him for the hired killer Single-Shot Smith. Figuring he can help Merwin by being part of Welsh's gang he hires on as Single-Shot. But soon the rea...