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Code of the Cactus (1939)

APPROVED 56 min  -  Western  -   25 February 1939 (USA)
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Director:

Sam Newfield

Writer:

Edward Halperin (original story and screenplay)

Stars:

Tim McCoy, Ben Corbett and Dorothy Short
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tim McCoy Tim McCoy ...
'Lightning' Bill Carson posing as Miguel
Ben Corbett Ben Corbett ...
Magpie
Dorothy Short Dorothy Short ...
Joan
Ted Adams Ted Adams ...
Thurston
Stephen Chase Stephen Chase ...
James (as Alden Chase)
Dave O'Brien Dave O'Brien ...
Bob Swane
Forrest Taylor Forrest Taylor ...
Blackton
Bob Terry Bob Terry ...
Henchman Lefty
Slim Whitaker ...
Sheriff Burton (as Slim Whittacker)
Frank Wayne Frank Wayne ...
Henchman Jake
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When Blackton outbids Bill Carson. Bill suspects he will have to rustle cattle to fulfill the contract. So Bill arrives posing as an Mexican. When he rustles the cattle from the rustlers, it gets him into the gang. Hoping to bring them all to justice, he is in trouble when his true identity is revealed. Written by Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>  

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Mexican | B Western | Saloon | Government Contract | Sheriff  | See more »

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Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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[first lines]
Lefty, gang truck driver: You know, Jake, back in Chicago I never thought I'd be punchin' cattle... mostly belongin' to other people.
Jake, gang truck shotgun: Yeah, usin' trucks for rustlin' is the latest thing.
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"Across The Boundary Line"
Written by Johnny Lange and Lew Porter
Sung by Art Davis See more »