''California Firebrand'' is a 1948 American

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film directed by Philip Ford and written by J. Benton Cheney, John K. Butler and Royal K. Cole. The film stars Monte Hale,

Lorna Gray Virginia Pound (July 26, 1917 – April 30, 2017), known professionally as Lorna Gray and (after 1945) Adrian Booth, was an American film actress known for her comic roles, and later as a villainess. She is best known for her roles in Columb ...

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, Alice Tyrrell, Tristram Coffin and

LeRoy Mason LeRoy Franklin Mason (July 2, 1903 – October 13, 1947) was an American film actor who worked primarily in Westerns in both the silent and sound film eras. Mason was born in Larimore, North Dakota on July 2, 1903. Career 1920s Mason's fi ...

. The film was released on April 1, 1948 by Republic Pictures.

Plot

Cast

* Monte Hale as Monte Hale *

as Joyce Mason *

as Chuck Waggoner *Alice Tyrrell as Dulcey Waggoner * Tristram Coffin as Jim Requa aka Jud Babbit *

as Luke Hartell * Douglas Evans as Lance Dawson * Sarah Edwards as Granny Hortense Mason *

Dan Sheridan Dan Sheridan (September 3, 1916 – June 29, 1963) was an Irish-American actor who appeared in more than thirty-five television series between 1957 and his death at the age of forty-six in 1963. He was cast in forty-one episodes of the ABC/W ...

as Gunsmoke Lowery *

Duke York Duke York ( Charles Everest Sinsabaugh; October 17, 1908January 24, 1952), was an American film actor and stuntman who appeared in nearly 160 films between 1932 and 1952. He was also known as Duke Owl. Early years The son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd ...

as Chad Mason *Lanny Rees as Rick Mason *

Foy Willing Foy Willing (May 14, 1914 – July 24, 1978) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and bandleader, who performed Western music and appeared in Western movies. He formed the band Riders of the Purple Sage. Early years Foy Lopez Willingha ...

as Guitar Player Foy Willing *Riders of the Purple Sage as Musicians

References

External links

* 1948 films American Western (genre) films 1948 Western (genre) films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Philip Ford Trucolor films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-Western-film-stub