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Director:
W. Lee Wilder
Writers:
Mindret Lord (story)
Richard S. Conway (screenplay)
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Release Date:
1 April 1947 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Mystery | Western See more »
Plot:
"Yankee" Davis and his partner,"Shaggy" Hartley, a couple of carny-type traveling (usually just ahead... See more » | Add synopsis »
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User Reviews:
Fair mystery/western See more (3 total) »

Cast

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Douglas Fowley ... Murgatroyd Bartholomew 'Yankee' Davis
Joan Woodbury ... Mary Mason
Clem Bevans ... Shaggy 'The Colonel' Hartley
Ransom M. Sherman ... Professor Newton (as Ransom Sherman)

Frank Reicher ... Banker H.W. Randall
Marc Lawrence ... Duke
Walter Soderling ... Sheriff
Eula Guy ... Mrs. Irmatrude Tetley
Forrest Taylor ... Border Guard Mason
Elinor Appleton ... Duke's informer
Peter Michael ... Border Guard Walker
Elspeth Dudgeon ... Scrubwoman
Ernie Adams ... Charlie
Tom Bernard ... Tommy Mason (as Tommy Bernard)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stanley Blystone ... 2nd Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Buster Brodie ... Bald-Headed Man (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb ... Townsman Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Ben Corbett ... 1st Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Townsman Bergin (uncredited)
Herman Hack ... Man at Dance (uncredited)
John Ince ... Man on Wagon (uncredited)
Johnny Luther ... Fiddle player (uncredited)
Jack O'Shea ... Townsman (uncredited)
Bud Osborne ... Townsman (uncredited)
Tex Palmer ... Man in Audience (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. ... Frank (uncredited)
Rose Plumer ... Mrs. Billingsly (uncredited)
Victor Potel ... Contest Chairman (uncredited)
Stanley Price ... Townsman (uncredited)
Marshall Reed ... Townsman (uncredited)
Marin Sais ... Mrs. Randall (uncredited)
Tom Smith ... Man in Audience (uncredited)
Larry Steers ... Mr. Tyson (uncredited)
Tex Terry ... Man with Three Aces (uncredited)
Charles Williams ... The 'Cad' (uncredited)
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Directed by
W. Lee Wilder 
 
Writing credits
Mindret Lord (story)

Richard S. Conway (screenplay)

Produced by
W. Lee Wilder .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alexander Laszlo (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Robert Pittack  (as Robert W. Pittack)
 
Film Editing by
Jodie Copelan  (as Jodie Caplan)
 
Set Decoration by
Vin Taylor  (as Vincent A. Taylor)
 
Makeup Department
Jack Casey .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Bartlett A. Carre .... production manager (as Bartlett A. Carré)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bartlett A. Carre .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Ferrol Redd .... sound (as Ferol Redd)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Voyle Hazen .... wardrobe
Eugene Joseff .... costume jeweller (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
John F. Link Sr. .... supervising editor (as John F. Link)
 
Music Department
Alexander Laszlo .... musical director
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
71 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:Approved
Company:
W. Lee Wilder ProductionsSee more »

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Soundtrack:
Like a Poor Little Mouse in a TrapSee more »

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5 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
Fair mystery/western, 23 April 2002
Author: TEXICAN-2 from Benbrook, Texas

The basics: official is killed and visiting traveling salesman helps uncover murderer.

Douglas Fowley, who usually played villains or sidekicks, is the hero here, minus his usual mustache. He's half of a traveling show that's visiting a small town. Fowley's "hustler" persona is used to good advantage here, but, he stays honest all the way through, even trying to prevent the sale of "snake oil remedy" that his partner hustles when ever Fowley's back is turned.

Fowley becomes interested in Woodbury, who runs the boarding house he's staying in. When her uncle is murdered, Fowley tries to help to uncover the killer.

A fair who-done-it with a western background. Fowley makes a good hero, but was really perfect as a slimy villain type. He just had that voice and sneer that made you dislike him, and want justice to prevail.

The rest of the cast fit their roles, and Bevans as the aged prospector who helps Fowley is wonderful in his role. He is kind of "comic relief", and a hoot in this role. Of course, he was always great in the "cantankerous" character role.

Not a great, or memorable movie, and not a terrible one. A fair "B" effort. Having Fowley as the hero is interesting. Worth a watch for that element.

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