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Release Date:
5 August 1942 (USA)
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A cowboy heads for the town where his father was murdered to find out who was responsible. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Scar
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Doctor
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Silver Bullet
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Saloon Owner
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Bandage
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Lewis Lifts a Programmer
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Cast
(in credits order) | Johnny Mack Brown | ... | Silver Jim Donovan |
 | Fuzzy Knight | ... | Wild Bill Jones |
| William Farnum | ... | Dr. Thad Morgan |
| Jennifer Holt | ... | Nancy Lee |
| LeRoy Mason | ... | Walter Kincaid |
| Rex Lease | ... | Rance Harris |
| Grace Lenard | ... | Queenie Canfield |
| Claire Whitney | ... | Emily Morgan |
 | Slim Whitaker | ... | Henchman Buck (as Charles 'Slim' Whitaker) |
| Michael Vallon | ... | Henchman Nevada |
| Merrill McCormick | ... | Henchman Pete |
| Pals of the Golden West | ... | Singing Ensemble |
| Nora Lou Martin | ... | Nora, Singer, Pals of the Golden West |
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| Russell 'Slim' Howie | ... | Bass Player - Pals of the Golden West |
| Roy 'Bud' Jackson | ... | Clarinet Player - Pals of the Golden West |
| Hank Bell | ... | Hank - Townsman (uncredited) |
| Victor Cox | ... | Stage Passenger (uncredited) |
| William Desmond | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Paul Everton | ... | George Lee (uncredited) |
| Jim Farley | ... | Sheriff Sam (uncredited) |
| Scotty Harrel | ... | Guitar Player - Pals of the Golden West (uncredited) |
| Harry Holman | ... | Doc Winslow (uncredited) |
| Lloyd Ingraham | ... | Coroner (uncredited) |
| Ray Jones | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Cliff Lyons | ... | Stage Driver (uncredited) |
| Lew Morphy | ... | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Buck Moulton | ... | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Charles Murphy | ... | Reports Murder (uncredited) |
| Tex Phelps | ... | Barfly (uncredited) |
| George Plues | ... | Morgan's Wagon Driver (uncredited) |
| Art Wenzel | ... | Accordion Player - Pals of the Golden West (uncredited) |
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| Joseph H. Lewis | |||
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| Elizabeth Beecher | (screenplay) | |
| Oliver Drake | (story) | |
Produced by | |||
| Oliver Drake | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hans J. Salter | (uncredited) | ||
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| Charles Van Enger | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Maurice Wright | |||
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| Jack Otterson | |||
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| Russell A. Gausman | (as R.A. Gausman) | ||
Art Department | |||
| Ralph M. DeLacy | .... | associate art director | |
| Ira Webb | .... | associate set decorator | |
Sound Department | |||
| Bernard B. Brown | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Jess Moulin | .... | sound technician | |
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| Cliff Lyons | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Hans J. Salter | .... | musical director (as H.J. Salter) | |
| Ralph Freed | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Frank Skinner | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
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- Universal Pictures (1942) (USA) (theatrical)
- Comet Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)
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58 min
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Referenced in "Columbo: How to Dial a Murder (#7.4)" (1978)See more »
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Sweetheart of the Rio GrandeSee more »
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Better than average little oater, thanks mainly to several offbeat touches by cult director Joseph H. Lewis. Known later for such noir classics as Gun Crazy (1949), he livens up the screen here with some good action. Note the several punches thrown at the camera that had me ducking, or the imaginative overhead angles on the barroom brawl, or the surprising stage holdup to start the movie. Such small clever touches show an engaged approach even for a matinée programmer.
The supporting cast is better than average as Silver (Brown) searches in the middle of a town election for the man who backshot his father. All he knows is the shooter has a scar on his arm. I especially like Grace Lenard's dance hall girl Queenie. She's got real personality. Also, Brown makes for a likable cowboy hero, while Knight's comedy relief doesn't annoy. All in all, it's a pleasant glimpse of the Old West as we might like it to be.
(In passing—catch songstress Nora Lou Martin. She manages some falsetto trilling the likes of which I've never heard.)