''Bad Lands'' is a 1939 Western film. ''Bad Lands'' is a remake of

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'', with the locale changed from the

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to the

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Plot summary

In 1875, a posse headed by sheriff Sheriff Bill Cummings (

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) is held at bay by

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warriors. The posse members are picked off, one by one, until only the Sheriff is left.

Cast

as Sheriff Bill Cummings * Noah Beery Jr. as Chick Lyman *

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as Billy Sweet *

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as Cluff *

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as Curly Tom *

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as Eaton *

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as Rayburn * Douglas Walton as Bob Mulford * Francis Ford as Charlie Garth *

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as Manuel Lopez

Reception

According to the RKO records the film had a loss of $6,000.

References

External links

*
Bad Lands
' at

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* * * {{Lew Landers 1939 films 1939 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films scored by Roy Webb Films set in 1875 Films set in Arizona RKO Pictures films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Lew Landers 1930s American films