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7 December 1939 (USA)
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The last on the draw was the first to die! See more »
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Bill Saunders arriving in a lawless town is quickly made Marshal. But when he arrests the gang members...
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(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Bill Elliott | ... | Wild Bill Saunders |
| Iris Meredith | ... | Pepper |
| Dick Curtis | ... | Rawhide |
| Dub Taylor | ... | Cannonball |
| James Craig | ... | Handy |
| Stanley Brown | ... | Slim |
| Ethan Allen | ... | Judge Bailey |
| Kenneth MacDonald | ... | Blaisdale |
| Victor Wong | ... | Cholly Wong |
| Charles King | ... | Jackson |
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| Don Beddoe | ... | Coleman (uncredited) |
| Hank Bell | ... | Marshal (uncredited) |
| Fred Burns | ... | Lem Gardener (uncredited) |
| Horace B. Carpenter | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Lane Chandler | ... | Turkey (uncredited) |
| Jack Evans | ... | Released Outlaw (uncredited) |
| Richard Fiske | ... | Blake - Blacksmith (uncredited) |
| Al Haskell | ... | Man at Meeting (uncredited) |
| Irene Herndon | ... | Mary Jenkins (uncredited) |
| Ray Jones | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Jack Kirk | ... | Gun Checker (uncredited) |
| Stella LeSaint | ... | Mrs. Gardner (uncredited) |
| Jack Low | ... | Man at Meeting (uncredited) |
| Art Mix | ... | Henchman Blackie Gilbert (uncredited) |
| George Morrell | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Fred Parker | ... | Man at Meeting (uncredited) |
| John Tyrrell | ... | Cheated Gambler (uncredited) |
| Francis Walker | ... | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Bob Woodward | ... | Henchman Shifty (uncredited) |
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| Norman Deming | |||
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| Charles F. Royal | (screenplay) (as Charles Francis Royal) & | |
| Robert Lee Johnson | (screenplay) | |
| Robert Lee Johnson | (story) | |
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| Leon Barsha | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
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| George Meehan | |||
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| Otto Meyer | |||
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| Wilbur McGaugh | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
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| Francis Walker | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
| Bob Woodward | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
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| Mischa Bakaleinikoff | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Sidney Cutner | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Ben Oakland | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| George Parrish | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Morris Stoloff | .... | musical director (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Pictures (1939) (USA) (theatrical)
- Astor Pictures Corporation (1949) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Gail Pictures (1953) (USA) (TV)
- Hygo Television Films (1953) (USA) (TV)
- Comet Video (????) (USA) (DVD)
- Western Electric sound
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55 min
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Wild Bill Elliott made his first of three films as knight of the plains Wild Bill Saunders in The Taming Of The West. Let no one think the entire west was tamed in this film, just a small portion of it where outlaws are running rampant.
Elliott arrives as the pleasant and peaceable stranger, in fact in many films are Red Ryder, Bill Hickok, etc., Elliott always said he was a peaceable man. It became one of the great western catchphrases back in the day.
Almost on a dare from Iris Meredith he takes a job as the new marshal and starts rounding up Dick Curtis and his band of cutthroats. But these guys are getting some heavy duty protection because they've got juice in some high places. The trick is to find the real brains behind these outlaws.
The Taming Of The West was the first of three films where Elliott played Wild Bill Saunders. He also played Wild Bill Hickok several times and was forever billed as Wild Bill in his films. Elliott films could be violent, a bit more so than the Saturday matinée crowd was normally given.
This one is not bad for a B western and Elliott is easy to take as a cowboy hero.