Montana Moon
Encyclopedia
Montana Moon is a 1930 film
starring Joan Crawford
, Johnny Mack Brown
(billed as "John Mack Brown"), and Ricardo Cortez
.
rancher, meets Larry (Brown), a Texas
cowboy
. Joan and Larry fall for one another and are engaged. At their engagement party, Joan meets Jeff, (Cortez),a handsome suitor, whom Joan does a daring dance with. As they finish dancing, Joan and Jeff share a lingering kiss. After Jeff and Larry come to blows, Joan takes the train back to New York. En route, the train is held up by masked cowboys, who take Joan as their only hostage, but one of the masked cowboys is Larry who's come to take Joan back to their new life.
1930 in film
-Events:* November 1: The Big Trail featuring a young John Wayne in his first starring role is released in both 35mm, and a very early form of 70mm film and was the first large scale big-budget film of the sound era costing over $2 million. The film was praised for its aesthetic quality and realism...
starring Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford , born Lucille Fay LeSueur, was an American actress in film, television and theatre....
, Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career.-Early life:...
(billed as "John Mack Brown"), and Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez
Jacob Krantz , known by his stage name Ricardo Cortez, was an American film actor who began his career during the silent era.-Life and career:...
.
Plot
Joan Prescott, (Crawford), a vacuous daughter of a wealthy, MontanaMontana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
rancher, meets Larry (Brown), a Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
cowboy
Cowboy
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of...
. Joan and Larry fall for one another and are engaged. At their engagement party, Joan meets Jeff, (Cortez),a handsome suitor, whom Joan does a daring dance with. As they finish dancing, Joan and Jeff share a lingering kiss. After Jeff and Larry come to blows, Joan takes the train back to New York. En route, the train is held up by masked cowboys, who take Joan as their only hostage, but one of the masked cowboys is Larry who's come to take Joan back to their new life.
Cast
- Joan CrawfordJoan CrawfordJoan Crawford , born Lucille Fay LeSueur, was an American actress in film, television and theatre....
as Joan 'Montana' Prescott - John Mack BrownJohnny Mack BrownJohnny Mack Brown was an All-American college football player and film actor originally billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career.-Early life:...
as Larry Kerrigan - Dorothy SebastianDorothy SebastianDorothy Sebastian was an American film and stage actress.-Early life and career:Sebastian was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. In her youth she hoped to be a dancer and later a film actress. Her family frowned on both ambitions, however, so she fled to New York at the age of 15...
as Elizabeth Prescott - Benny RubinBenny RubinBenny Rubin was an American comedian and film actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Rubin made more than 200 radio, film and television appearances over a span of 50 years.-Radio and television:...
as Dr Bloom - Cliff EdwardsCliff EdwardsCliff Edwards , also known as "Ukelele Ike", was an American singer and voice actor who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number-one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929...
as Froggy - Ricardo CortezRicardo CortezJacob Krantz , known by his stage name Ricardo Cortez, was an American film actor who began his career during the silent era.-Life and career:...
as Jeffrey Pelham - Karl DaneKarl DaneKarl Dane was a Danish comedian and actor known for his work in American films, mainly of the silent film era. He worked alongside Rudolph Valentino, John Gilbert, and King Vidor. In 1926, he teamed up with George K. Arthur to form the successful comedy duo Dane & Arthur...
as Hank - Lloyd Ingraham as John Prescott