Bad Bascomb (1946)

It's just after the civil war when the elderly outlaw Bascomb and his gang try to rob a bank. They run into a trap as officers are waiting in ambush. Bascomb and the cold blooded killer ... See full summary »

Director:

S. Sylvan Simon

Writers:

D.A. Loxley (story), William R. Lipman,

Stars:

Wallace Beery, Margaret O'Brien, Marjorie Main

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wallace Beery	...	Zeb Bascomb alias Ezekiel 'Zeke' Smith
Margaret O'Brien	...	Emmy
Marjorie Main	...	Abbey Hanks
J. Carrol Naish	...	Bart Yancy
Frances Rafferty	...	Dora McCabe
Marshall Thompson	...	Jimmy Holden
Russell Simpson	...	Elijah Walker
Warner Anderson	...	Luther Mason
Donald Curtis	...	John Fulton
Connie Gilchrist	...	Annie Freemont
Sara Haden	...	Tillie Lovejoy
Renie Riano	...	Lucy Lovejoy
Jane Green	...	Hannah McCabe
Henry O'Neill	...	Gov. Winton (Wyoming)
Frank Darien	...	Elder Moab McCabe

Storyline

It's just after the civil war when the elderly outlaw Bascomb and his gang try to rob a bank. They run into a trap as officers are waiting in ambush. Bascomb and the cold blooded killer Yancy escape and join a Mormon wagon train heading for Utah. They learn there is gold hidden on the train and eventually Yancy finds it. The plan is to take the gold and flee but a nine year old girl has become attached to Bascomb and Bascomb is beginning to change his mind.

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Plot Keywords:

wagon train | mormon | bank robber | native american attack | orphan | 

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Taglines:

Thrill for Thrill ! Laugh for Laugh !

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1946 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Vence a Coragem

Filming Locations:

Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Loew's

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to page 70 of "Notes For A Memoir", Janet Jeppson, second wife of Isaac Asimov, describes how she was acting as an extra in this movie on August 14, 1945, when Wallace Beery came out of his trailer to tell everyone on-site that World War II had been declared over.

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Connections

Featured in Private Screenings: Child Stars (2006)

User Reviews

With Beery, O'Brien and Maine, who needs a plot?

Sure, this is just another horse opera, but who cares?

Wallace Beery is more entertaining just being Wallace Beery than most actors are with sparkling dialogue and auteur direction.

Magararet O'Brien: Shirley Temple she ain't! When people talk about child stars, they usually mention Jackie Coogan and Jackie Cooper; Mickey Rooney and Dickie Moore; Baby Peggy and Hailie Mills. Give me Margaret O'Brien any day.

Marjorie Main could lick her weight in Marie Dresslers, any day.

Pure entertainment!