| Conflict | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | David Howard |
| Screenplay by | Charles A. Logue Walter Weems |
| Based on | The Abysmal Brute 1913 novel byJack London |
| Produced by | Trem Carr Paul Malvern |
| Starring | John Wayne Jean Rogers Ward Bond |
| Cinematography | Archie Stout |
| Edited by | Erma Horsley Jack Ogilvie |
| Music by | Charles Previn |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Conflict is a 1936 American drama sport film directed byDavid Howard and starringJohn Wayne,Ward Bond andJean Rogers.[1]
Pat Glendon is a formerlumberjack turned bare-knuckleboxer who travels the countryside as part of gambling scam operated by Gus "Knockout" Carrigan for aNew York City syndicate. Glendon arrives ahead of the travelling boxing exhibition, building the confidence of the locals who in turn bet on Glendon to win, only to have him throw the fight.
The gambling circuit leads Glendon to Cedar City, a west coast lumber town where he soon finds himself a job as a lumberjack and becoming part of the community. At the lumberjack picnic Glendon fights and defeats "Ruffhouse" Kelly, a burly man from a rivallumber camp. The town folk agree that Glendon is the one to represent them in the boxing exhibition soon to hit town.
While in Cedar City, Glendon saves the life of a runaway orphan, Tommy, who befriends the boxer and acts as his "trainer" and is unofficially adopted by him. Maude Sangster, a reporter pretending to be a social worker fromSan Francisco sent to Cedar City to expose the boxing scam, befriends Glendon and the orphan Tommy.
Conscience gets the better of Glendon, and on the day of the rigged fight against Carrigan, Glendon tells him that he won't throw the fight. He tells Carrigan that the Cedar City lumberjacks are his friends and he doesn't want to scam them out of their hard earned money. In a hard-fought, honest match, Glendon prevails and also wins the heart of the girl.
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The railroad scenes were filmed on theSierra Railroad inTuolumne County, California.[2]
