Arthur T. Ryan, a hitchhiker, gets a ride from haughty, society girl Glenda Wynant and her fiance, wealthy J. F. Van Avery after he helps them to replace the top of their convertible when it begins to rain. As they approach a bridge, Art notices a few stalled cars, and when the storm worsens, the bridge washes away, leaving Art, Glenda, Van and several others stranded in a canyon.
Acting
Ralph Bellamy playing the rich jerk he was born to play.
Production
Depression-era flood sequences on a shoestring budget.
Writing
Snappy dialogue before the Hays Code killed fun.
Director
James Cruze
Richard Arlen
Art Ryan
Madge Evans
Glenda Wynant
Ralph Bellamy
J.F. Van Avery
James Gleason
Sam Barnes
Helen Jerome Eddy
Miss Fife
Henry B. Walthall
Abner Meadows
Berton Churchill
'Clarion' Editor
Stepin Fetchit
Ulysses
Stanley Fields
Truck Driver
James Barton
Motorcycle Cop
Walter Brennan
Pete
Gordon De Main
Assayer
Dick Elliott
Waiter
Patricia Farr
Flo
Philip Hurlic
Sam Ed
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Helldorado captures peak Depression-era fantasy: rich people forced to need poor people, and liking it.
Director James Cruze was a silent film giant sliding into B-pictures; this was one of his last for a major studio before the industry left him behind.
US
