The Bushwhackers (1951)

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	John Ireland	...	Jefferson Waring
	Wayne Morris	...	Marshal John Harding
	Lawrence Tierney	...	Sam Tobin
	Dorothy Malone	...	Cathy Sharpe
	Lon Chaney Jr.	...	Artemus Taylor (as Lon Chaney)
	Myrna Dell	...	Norah Taylor
	Frank Marlowe	...	Peter Sharpe
	William Holmes	...	'Ding' Bell (as Bill Holmes)
	Jack Elam	...	Cree
	Ward Wood	...	Second Henchman (as Bob Wood)
	Charles Trowbridge	...	Justin Stone
	Norman Leavitt	...	Deputy Yale
	Stuart Randall	...	Slocum
	George Lynn	...	Guthrie
	Gordon Wynn	...	John Quigley (as Gordon Wynne)

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Plot here has Confederate veteran Jeff Waring arriving in Independence, Missouri shortly after the Civil War, and intending never again to use a gun. He finds that rancher Artemus Taylor, an arthritic despot, and his henchies, Sam Tobin and Cree, are forcing out the settlers in order to claim their land for the incoming railroad. The plot nearly predates "The Great Train Robbery" in age but the gritty execution and well-acted performances take it out of the norm... way out, in a couple of instances. Brassy Myrna Dell is on hand as Taylor's independent daughter, only slightly less meaner than her father, and the always welcome Dorothy Malone is the pretty school marm on the side of good. Needless to say, Ireland's passive outlook on life changes before the end. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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