The Boiling Point

{{short description|1932 film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = The Boiling Point | image = The Boiling Point.jpg | caption = | director = George Melford | producer =M.H. Hoffman | writer = Donald W. Lee | starring =Hoot Gibson <br> Helen Foster <br> Wheeler Oakman | music = | cinematography = Tom Galligan <br> Harry Neumann | editing = Mildred Johnston | studio = M.H. Hoffman Inc. | distributor = Allied Pictures | released = {{Film date|1932|07|15}} | runtime = 70 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''The Boiling Point''''' is a 1932 American western film directed by George Melford and starring Hoot Gibson, Helen Foster and Wheeler Oakman. It was distributed by the independent Poverty Row studio Allied Pictures.<ref>Pitts p.24</ref>

==Plot== The hot-tempered Jimmy Duncan is sent by his uncle to work on a ranch for a one-month probation period. If he involved in one fight during that time he will be disinherited. This leads to problems when he confronts a gang of robbers.

==Cast== * Hoot Gibson as Jimmy Duncan * Helen Foster as Laura Kirk * Wheeler Oakman as Holt Norbo - Bank Cashier * Skeeter Bill Robbins as High - Kirk Hand * Billy Bletcher as Stubby - Kirk Hand * Lafe McKee as Tom Kirk *Charles Brinley as Gonzales * G. Raymond Nye as Nick - Henchman * Tom London as Pete Mallis - Henchman * George 'Gabby' Hayes as George Duncan * Bob Burns as McCall * Merrill McCormick as Henchman Jenks * Hattie McDaniel as Caroline - the Cook * Art Mix as Art

==References== {{reflist}}

==Bibliography== * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0022702}}

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