Human Targets is a 1932 American pre-Code Western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Buzz Barton and Francis X. Bushman Jr.Pitts, p. 68.
Plot Buzz Dale's heroic rescue of a runaway stagecoach thwarts criminal Remsden's plan to rob the stage, framing Travis in the process. Remsden tries again, but Dale alerts the sheriff, rescuing Travis from a possible lynching.
Cast Buzz Barton as Buzz Dale Pauline Parker as Nellie Dale Francis X. Bushman Jr. as Bart Travis Edmund Cobb as Duke Remsden Franklyn Farnum as Sheriff Ted Adams as Deputy Nanci Price as Marjorie John Ince as Doctor Fred Toones as 'Snowflake'
Critical reception Variety gave a positive review, describing the film as "a winner" and "the best entertainment yet directed by J. P. McGowan." The reviewer was impressed by the performance of Buzz Barton, and predicted a future for him in western films as "he has that certain sincerity and wistfulness of expression which makes him 100% likeable."
References
Bibliography Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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