The Utah Kid (1930 film)

The Utah Kid is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by John P. McCarthy and starring Rex Lease, Dorothy Gulliver, and Tom Santschi. The film was produced by Big 4 Film Corporation. It is a low-budget Western typical of the era, featuring standard tropes such as a masked outlaw, mistaken identity, and a love interest caught between the hero and villain. The plot revolves around a young man wrongly accused of a crime who must clear his name and bring the real culprits to justice. While not considered a major or particularly memorable entry in the Western genre, The Utah Kid represents a snapshot of early sound-era filmmaking and the popularity of Westerns at the time. Details regarding the film's distribution and critical reception are scarce.