Clearing the Range

A young rancher, Jim, tries to protect his family's land from a greedy land baron named Black Bart. Black Bart employs various schemes to drive Jim and his family off their property. Jim must rally the support of his neighbors and use his wits to overcome Bart's intimidation tactics and secure his family's future on the range.

As a short Western from 1931, "Clearing the Range" received modest attention typical of its genre at the time. Critically, it was seen as a standard, albeit brief, entry in the Westerns of the era, praised for its straightforward action and familiar archetypes.

• Delivers classic Western tropes with predictable but satisfying outcomes.

• Features standard action sequences appropriate for a short film.

• A brief but functional entry in the Western genre of the early 1930s.

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B. Reeves Eason, the director, was a prolific filmmaker known for his work in Westerns and as a stunt coordinator, often performing dangerous stunts himself.