I'm a big fan of John Wayne and his films. I watch his movies all of the time. However, I am not a fan of his post-"The Big Trail" pre-"Stagecoach" low budget westerns. They all seem like the same movie to me. "West of the Divide" seems like more of the same. If I was a little boy in 1934, I would have really enjoyed this movie. Watching it all these later, it's okay at best. Duke does an okay job, I guess, with very little material. The supporting cast is passable. I did find Virginia Brown Faire strangely intriguing but I wouldn't want that to get around. "West of the Divide" is only worth watching if you're trying to see all of John Wayne's movies. If that what you're trying to do, go for it.
Review of West of the Divide
