# The Boiling Point

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{{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](/source/George_Melford)
| producer =[M.H. Hoffman](/source/M.H._Hoffman)
| writer = [Donald W. Lee](/source/Donald_W._Lee)
| starring =[Hoot Gibson](/source/Hoot_Gibson) <br> [Helen Foster](/source/Helen_Foster_(actress)) <br> [Wheeler Oakman](/source/Wheeler_Oakman)
| music = 
| cinematography = [Tom Galligan](/source/Tom_Galligan_(cinematographer)) <br> [Harry Neumann](/source/Harry_Neumann)
| editing = [Mildred Johnston](/source/Mildred_Johnston)
| studio = M.H. Hoffman Inc.
| distributor = [Allied Pictures](/source/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](/source/western_film) directed by [George Melford](/source/George_Melford) and starring [Hoot Gibson](/source/Hoot_Gibson), [Helen Foster](/source/Helen_Foster_(actress))  and [Wheeler Oakman](/source/Wheeler_Oakman). It was distributed by the [independent](/source/independent_film) [Poverty Row](/source/Poverty_Row) studio [Allied Pictures](/source/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](/source/inheritance). This leads to problems when he confronts a gang of robbers.

==Cast==
* [Hoot Gibson](/source/Hoot_Gibson) as Jimmy Duncan
* [Helen Foster](/source/Helen_Foster_(actress)) as Laura Kirk
* [Wheeler Oakman](/source/Wheeler_Oakman) as 	Holt Norbo - Bank Cashier
* [Skeeter Bill Robbins](/source/Skeeter_Bill_Robbins) as High - Kirk Hand
* [Billy Bletcher](/source/Billy_Bletcher) as Stubby - Kirk Hand
* [Lafe McKee](/source/Lafe_McKee) as Tom Kirk
*[Charles Brinley](/source/Charles_Brinley) as 	Gonzales 
* [G. Raymond Nye](/source/G._Raymond_Nye) as 	Nick - Henchman 
* [Tom London](/source/Tom_London) as Pete Mallis - Henchman
* [George 'Gabby' Hayes](/source/George_'Gabby'_Hayes) as 	George Duncan
* [Bob Burns](/source/Bob_Burns_(actor)) as 	McCall 
* [Merrill McCormick](/source/Merrill_McCormick) as Henchman Jenks 
* [Hattie McDaniel](/source/Hattie_McDaniel) as Caroline - the Cook
* [Art Mix](/source/Art_Mix) as Art

==References==
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==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}}

{{George Melford}}

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Category:1932 films
Category:1932 Western (genre) films
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:Films directed by George Melford
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1932 English-language films
Category:1932 American films
Category:English-language Western (genre) films

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