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The Drifter

  • 1944
  • Passed
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Buster Crabbe, Carol Parker, Al St. John, and Falcon the Horse in The Drifter (1944)
DramaWestern

A Robin Hood-type outlaw (Buster Crabbe) rides the range and helps others. Another outlaw who looks just like him (also played by Crabbe) tries to cash in on the other outlaw's reputation.A Robin Hood-type outlaw (Buster Crabbe) rides the range and helps others. Another outlaw who looks just like him (also played by Crabbe) tries to cash in on the other outlaw's reputation.A Robin Hood-type outlaw (Buster Crabbe) rides the range and helps others. Another outlaw who looks just like him (also played by Crabbe) tries to cash in on the other outlaw's reputation.

  • Director
    • Sam Newfield
  • Writer
    • Patricia Harper
  • Stars
    • Buster Crabbe
    • Falcon the Horse
    • Al St. John
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    57
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writer
      • Patricia Harper
    • Stars
      • Buster Crabbe
      • Falcon the Horse
      • Al St. John
    • 1User review
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    Carol Parker in The Drifter (1944)
    Jimmy Aubrey and Buster Crabbe in The Drifter (1944)
    Al St. John in The Drifter (1944)
    The Drifter (1944)
    Roy Brent, Buster Crabbe, Jack Ingram, Carol Parker, Al St. John, Wally West, and Falcon the Horse in The Drifter (1944)
    Jimmy Aubrey, Ray Bennett, Buster Crabbe, Jack Ingram, Carol Parker, Al St. John, and Falcon the Horse in The Drifter (1944)
    Ray Bennett, Roy Brent, Buster Crabbe, Jack Ingram, Carol Parker, and Wally West in The Drifter (1944)
    Jimmy Aubrey, Ray Bennett, Buster Crabbe, Jack Ingram, Al St. John, and Falcon the Horse in The Drifter (1944)

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    Buster Crabbe
    Buster Crabbe
    • Billy Carson…
    Falcon the Horse
    • Billy's Horse
    • (as Falcon)
    Al St. John
    Al St. John
    • Fuzzy Q. Jones
    • (as Al 'Fuzzy' St.John)
    Carol Parker
    Carol Parker
    • Sally Dawson
    Jack Ingram
    Jack Ingram
    • Dirk Trent
    Jimmy Aubrey
    Jimmy Aubrey
    • Sheriff Perkins
    Slim Whitaker
    Slim Whitaker
    • Marshal Hodges
    Ray Bennett
    Ray Bennett
    • Simms
    Kermit Maynard
    Kermit Maynard
    • Jack - Henchman
    Roy Brent
    • Sam - Henchman
    George Chesebro
    George Chesebro
    • Blackie - Henchman
    Herman Hack
    Herman Hack
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Robert F. Hill
    Robert F. Hill
    • Banker Barton
    • (uncredited)
    Fox O'Callahan
    Fox O'Callahan
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Wally West
    Wally West
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sam Newfield
    • Writer
      • Patricia Harper
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    • Trivia
      The earliest documented telecast of this film in the New York City area was Thursday 30 September 1948 on WATV (Channel 13), which broadcast from Newark, New Jersey, and was the first independent television station in the New York City market.

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    7/10
    A good one
    This my favorite of all the Billy The kid movies Buster Crabbe made. Why? I always liked seeing him play a bad guy, and here we get a two-fer, as he plays dual roles, our hero, and his look-alike double bad guy.

    He made three such films over the course of the series, but this one is the best, by far. If you don't have any of the series, this is the one to check out. Buster rocks! The bad guys need to get rid of Billy, and one of them just happens to find a guy who looks just like Billy (the drifter). Once Billy is safely tucked away in jail, wanted for robbery and murder, the only thing left for the ring-leaders is to get rid of the drifter. What they don't count on is that the real Billy has been broken out of jail, and gets to their hideout right after the drifter gets his payoff.
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    • Johnboy1221
    • Dec 18, 2010

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    • Release date
      • June 14, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Todesritt in Texas
    • Filming locations
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Sigmund Neufeld Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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