The Hard Hombre

The Hard Hombre is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film directed by Otto Brower and starring rodeo champion Hoot Gibson.

Plot

A simpleton rancher is mistaken for a notorious outlaw known as The Hard Hombre.
Remade as the 1937 Grand National Films Trailin' Trouble.

Cast

Hoot Gibson as William Penn "Peaceful" Patton
Lina Basquette as Senora Martini
Mathilde Comont as Maria Romero
G. Raymond Nye as Joe Barlow
Jessie Arnold as Mrs. Patton
Christian J. Frank as Sheriff
Skeeter Bill Robbins as Slim
Frank Winkleman as The Hard Hombre
Production

Principal photography for The Hard Hombre began on July 14, 1931, where the opening scenes were filmed at Vasquez Rocks in Angeles National Forest. It is one of the first films to be filmed in part at the popular rock formation.