John Wayne in Blue Steel

The Plot
John Wayne has the role of Marshal John Carruthers in Blue Steel, teaming up in this film with George "Gabby" Hayes, who has the role of Sheriff Jake Withers. The sheriff is on the trail of the Polka Dot Bandit. When the sheriff sees Carruthers near an empty safe after a payroll robbery, he suspects that Carruthers may be the Bandit. The identities eventually get straightened out, and both the sheriff and the marshal go after the bad guys.

The Cast
Yakima Canutt, who portrays the Polka Dot Bandit in Blue Steel, was a film stuntman, and was also John Wayne's friend and colleague. Canutt and Wayne collaborated on the development of several movie stunt and movie fighting methods.

Charactor actor George "Gabby" Hayes had a career in film, radio and television. Blue Steel was one of the many John Wayne movies in which Hayes appeared.

Other members of the Blue Steel cast included leading lady Eleanor Hunt (as Betty Mason), Edward Peil Sr. as Malgrove, Lafe McKee as Dan Mason, George Cleveland and Earl Dwire.

Robert N. Bradbury directed Blue Steel, and also wrote the screenplay. Bradbury directed many of the Lone Star Westerns in which John Wayne starred. Archie Stout, who was in charge of cinematography, also worked on some of the John Wayne films which were directed by John Ford, including She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, Fort Apache, and The Quiet Man.

This Lone Star Productions film was produced by Paul Malvern and distributed by Monogram Pictures.