Panamint's Bad Man (1938)

Standard Western: hero (Ballew) goes undercover to uncover outlaws while singing to heroine (Daw) and being sneered at by bad guy (Beery).

Director:

Ray Taylor

Writers:

Luci Ward (screenplay), Charles Arthur Powell (screenplay),

Stars:

Smith Ballew, Evelyn Daw, Noah Beery

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Smith Ballew	...	Larry Kimball, alias John Smith
Evelyn Daw	...	Joan DeLysa
Noah Beery	...	King Gorman (as Noah Berry Sr.)
Stanley Fields	...	Harold 'Black Jack' Deavers
Harry Woods	...	Craven
Pat J. O'Brien	...	Adams, Mine Owner (as Pat O'Brien)
Armand 'Curly' Wright	...	Enrico Nicola

Storyline

Receiving an assignment to go to Panamint to round up a gang of outlaws, Larry puts on the belt buckle of the recently captured notorious outlaw Blackjack Deavers. This gets the attention of King Gorman whom Larry recognizes as the boss of the outlaws. Larry plans a big robbery with Gorman and his men hoping to trap them, but when Gorman gets the money he sends his men to kill Larry.

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Plot Keywords:

belt buckle | u.s. marshal | posse | telegram | stagecoach robbery | 

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Taglines:

Your singin', fist-swingin', cowboy favorite! THE SCREEN'S SINGIN', FIST-SWINGIN' COWBOY FAVORITE!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sorte Jack's Genganger

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sol Lesser Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Craven: Go buy yourself a drink, Spaghetti.
Enrico Nicola: The name, she is not Spaghetti. She is Nicola. Nicola!
[to Joan]
Enrico Nicola: We sing him again.
Craven: We don't want any music now. I want to have a talk with Miss DeLysa.
Enrico Nicola: But this is an insult!
Craven: All right then - run along before I insult you again.

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Connections

Remade as Frontier Revenge (1948)

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Soundtracks

"Got Some Ridin' to Do"
Written by Fred Stryker and Mort Greene
Sung by Smith Ballew

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