Recently released from prison, nice guy Dave Collins finds himself unwillingly mixed up with his old outlaw acquaintances Turk Thorne and his gang as they try to use his telegraphy talents ...
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Title: Hot Lead (1951)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Tim Holt | ... | Tim Holt | |
| Joan Dixon | ... | Gail Martin | |
| Ross Elliott | ... | Dave Collins | |
| John Dehner | ... | Turk Thorne - aka John H. Smith | |
| Robert J. Wilke | ... | Stoney Dawson (as Robert Wilke) | |
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Paul Marion | ... | Dakota - Henchman |
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Lee MacGregor | ... | Bob Jackson |
| Kenneth MacDonald | ... | Sheriff Lacy | |
| Richard Martin | ... | Chito Rafferty | |
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Recently released from prison, nice guy Dave Collins finds himself unwillingly mixed up with his old outlaw acquaintances Turk Thorne and his gang as they try to use his telegraphy talents to zero in on the arrival of a gold shipment on the local train. Taking a liking to Collins, cowboys Tim Holt and Chito Rafferty get him to agree to help set a trap for the train robbers. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
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FLAMING SIX-GUNS BLAZE A DANGER TRAIL! (original ad - all caps) See more »Genres:
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1 October 1951 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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What a likable cowboy teaming Holt and Martin made. Their chemistry is easy and amusing. I've got to hand it to Holt that, as the lead, he accepted a taller and handsomer sidekick, a definite departure from the matinée formula. The 60-minutes is pretty standard. The plot's more complicated than usual. Tim and Chito are trying to help rehabilitate ex-con Dave (Elliott), at the same time the baddies are trying to shanghai Dave's telegraphy skills in order to rob a gold shipment. Meanwhile leading lady Dixon holds down the farm, hoping Dave can stay out of jail. Filmed in the familiar San Fernando Valley, there's not much scenery to look at. Still, there's some good hard riding and a couple minor plot twists. Watch for two great TV stalwarts—Dehner and Wilke—as the bad guys. I hope there's a place in Hollywood heaven for their unsung like. Anyway, it's an undemanding hour, with some snappy exchanges between our two heroes.
A "6" on the Matinée Scale