{{short description|1930 film}} {{For|the 1937 film|Trailin' Trouble}} {{Use American English|date=October 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Trailing Trouble | image = Trailing Trouble lobby card.jpg | alt = | caption = Lobby card | director = Arthur Rosson | producer = Hoot Gibson | screenplay = Harold Tarshis | starring = Hoot Gibson <br> Margaret Quimby | music = | cinematography = Harry Neumann | editing = Gilmore Walker | studio = Universal Pictures | distributor = Universal Pictures | released = {{Film date|1930|3|23}} | runtime = 58 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Trailing Trouble''''' is a 1930 American Western film directed by Arthur Rosson, written by Harold Tarshis, and starring Hoot Gibson. It was released on March 23, 1930, by Universal Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93789/trailin-trouble |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222031711/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93789/Trailin-Trouble/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 22, 2014 |title=Trailin' Trouble (1930) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=December 26, 2015}}</ref> The title was also seen as '''''Trailin' Trouble'''''.<ref name="afi" />
==Plot== Ed King and Buck Moran are rivals for the affections of Molly, daughter of the rancher for whom King works. When King takes horses to a sale, Moran arranges to have the sale money stolen. Initially, the rancher accuses King of theft, but the thief eventually returns the money and identifies Moran as the man behind the plot. King captures Moran and regains Molly's affections.<ref name="afi">{{cite web |title=Trailin' Trouble (1930) |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/12813-TRAILIN-TROUBLE?sid=ccbd631f-2496-4a14-a002-9bbddb10b691&sr=2.507399&cp=1&pos=0 |website=AFI Catalog |publisher=American Film Institute |access-date=July 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707180703/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/12813-TRAILIN-TROUBLE?sid=ccbd631f-2496-4a14-a002-9bbddb10b691&sr=2.507399&cp=1&pos=0 |archive-date=July 7, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Cast== *Hoot Gibson as Ed King *Margaret Quimby as Molly Blake *William McCall as Pop Blake *Pete Morrison as Buck Saunders *Bob Perry as Red Gillis *Olive Young as Ming Toy *Milton Brown as Sheriff *Mary Carr as Old Lady *Wong Chung as Charlie - Desk Clerk *Art Acord as Art Dobson (uncredited)
==Production == In addition to Rosson and Tarshis as director and writer, Carl Loemmle was the producer. Harry Neumann was the director of photography, Gilmore Walker was the film editor, and C. Roy Hunter was the recording engineer.<ref name="afi" />
Former western star Art Acord makes a brief uncrediated appearance as Art Dobson. He has several lines of dialogue. It is his last known film appearance, and the only opportunity to hear his voice.
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|0021488|Trailing Trouble}} {{Arthur Rosson}}
Category:1930 films Category:1930 English-language films Category:American Western (genre) films Category:1930 Western (genre) films Category:Universal Pictures films Category:Films directed by Arthur Rosson Category:American black-and-white films Category:1930 American films Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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