Sons of the Saddle

{{short description|1930 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Sons of the Saddle

| image = Sons of the Saddle poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Harry Joe Brown

| producer = Ken Maynard

| screenplay = Bennett Cohen
Leslie Mason

| story = Bennett Cohen

| starring = Ken Maynard

| music =

| cinematography = Ted D. McCord

| editing = Fred Allen

| studio = Ken Maynard Productions Inc.

| distributor = Universal Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1930|8|3}}

| runtime = 76 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Sons of the Saddle is a 1930 pre-Code American Western film directed by Harry Joe Brown, written by Bennett Cohen and Leslie Mason, and starring Ken Maynard. It was released on August 3, 1930, by Universal Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/90898/sons-of-the-saddle |title=Sons of the Saddle (1930) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=December 27, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/111094/Sons-of-the-Saddle/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107055627/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/111094/Sons-of-the-Saddle/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 7, 2016 |title=Sons-of-the-Saddle - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |author=Hans J. Wollstein |date=2016 |accessdate=December 27, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=12289 |title=Sons of the Saddle |publisher=Afi.com |date= |accessdate=December 27, 2015}}

Plot

Maynard portrays a ranch foreman who fights a gang of outlaws. He also sings several songs, including "Down the Home Trail with You", which "became a minor hit" as a recording.{{cite web |title=Sons of the Saddle (1930) |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/sons-of-the-saddle-v111094 |website=AllMovie |access-date=July 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704013632/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/sons-of-the-saddle-v111094 |archive-date=July 4, 2021}}

==Cast==

Production

In addition to Brown as director and Cohen and Mason as screenwriters, Fred Allen was the editor, Ted D. McCord was the cinematographer, and Maynard was the producer.

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