The Wagon Master

For the 1950 John Ford film see: Wagon Master

For the 1960s Ward Bond TV series renamed "Wagon Master" in syndication, see: Wagon Train

For the general concept, see Wagon master

For the 2007 Porter Wagoner album see: Wagonmaster

The Wagon Master is a 1929 Western motion picture starring Ken Maynard, directed by Harry Joe Brown, and written by Marion Jackson and Leslie Mason. The film was edited by Fred Allen and the cinematographer was Ted D. McCord. Maynard's character in the film was referred to as "the Rambler." There is a whip fight in this kinetic film. Maynard is believed to have been the first onscreen "Singing Cowboy" in this movie, succeeded by John Wayne as "Singin' Sandy" Saunders in Riders of Destiny (1933) and Gene Autry after Wayne eventually declined to flourish a dubbed singing voice in future endeavors; Autry "auditioned" for the mantle in the 1934 film In Old Santa Fe starring Ken Maynard.

Cast

Ken Maynard

• Ken Maynard as The Rambler
• Edith Roberts as Sue Smith
• Tom Santschi as Jake Lynch
• Jack Hanlon as Billie Hollister
• Al Ferguson as Jacques Frazelle
• Bobby Dunn as Buckeye Pete
• Frank Rice as Grasshoper Jim

External links

• The Wagon Master in the Internet Movie Database