The Avenger
“Blood-tingling all-action western!”
1931•1h 12m•6.0•Released
RomanceWestern
Goss, Mason, and Kelly force Joaquin Murieta to watch as they hang his brother Juan for a crime he did not commit. To exact his revenge on the three, Joaquin becomes the notorious Black Shadow.
Director
Roy William Neill
Writer
George Morgan
Languages
English
Studio
Sol Lesser Productions
Cast
Buck Jones
Joaquin "The Black Shadow" Murietta
Dorothy Revier
Helen Lake
Edward Peil Sr.
Ike Mason
Otto Hoffman
Black Kelly
Walter Percival
Al Goss
Edward Hearn
Captain Paul Lake
Sidney Bracey
Windy
Paul Fix
Juan Murietta (uncredited)
Slim Whitaker
Slim
Ethan Allen
Jailer
Buck Bucko
Murietta Vaquero
Roy Bucko
Murietta Vaquero
Ben Corbett
Henchman
Frank Ellis
Henchman
Billy Franey
Bartender
Production
Company
Sol Lesser Productions
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Sol Lesser
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