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Treachery Rides the Range

Name: Treachery Rides the Range
Director: Frank McDonald
Released: 1936
Duration: 56 min

Representation Score

0.6/10

Minimal

1936

Passed

Director

Frank McDonald

Runtime

56 minutes

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Treachery Rides the Range is a classic 1930s B-Western that upholds traditional social and power hierarchies. The film relies on established formulas of masculine leadership and clear-cut morality to drive its plot. The narrative structure prioritizes traditional Western values, such as protecting legal treaties and property rights. It functions as a standard reinforcement of frontier order rather than a critique of social norms. Representation of underrepresented groups is limited or functional. Indigenous populations are used to trigger conflict, and female characters are relegated to reactive roles, maintaining the era's conventional social structures.

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Category Breakdown

Does Treachery Rides the Range have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not depict any non-straight relationships or same-sex intimacy. It relies solely on traditional romantic and family structures.

How does Treachery Rides the Range portray gender?

Limited

Gender roles are very traditional and hierarchical. The female lead is mostly passive and reactive, while the plot centers on male action and leadership.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Treachery Rides the Range?

Limited

Indigenous characters mainly serve as catalysts for conflict rather than having their own choices. The story reflects a homogeneous Western perspective typical of the era's genre clichés.

How does Treachery Rides the Range represent religion and culture?

Limited

The film emphasizes frontier justice and the protection of property and legal agreements. It reinforces the importance of law and order in the West.

Does Treachery Rides the Range include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities. The narrative does not address neurodivergence or chronic illness.

Present on Screen

The film offers a clear, traditional narrative structure consistent with the B-Western genre of its time.

Limited or Absent

Female characters lack ability to act and primarily serve as plot devices.
Indigenous populations are depicted through narrow genre clichés rather than as complex individuals.
There is a complete absence of LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight relationships.

Official Synopsis

The Indians need the Buffalo to survive and the Government has promised to keep the herds free from hunters. But Carter, of Carter and Barton, just signed a big contract for furs and Buffalo meat so they want the herds. The only way they can get them is to rile the Indians up enough to go on the warpath and break the treaty. After the trouble starts, the Indians get the Colonel's daughter and hold her prisoner. Written by Tony Fontana

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