''Cow Town'' is a 1950 American
Western
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film directed by
John English and written by
Gerald Geraghty
Gerald Geraghty (August 10, 1906 – July 8, 1954) was an American screenwriter, mostly of Westerns.
Early life and family
Geraghty was born in Rushville, Indiana. His father was screenwriter Thomas J. Geraghty, Tom Geraghty. His brother Maurice ...
. The film stars
Gene Autry
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, rodeo performer, and baseball owner who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning s ...
,
Gail Davis
Gail Davis (born Betty Jeanne Grayson; October 5, 1925 – March 15, 1997) was an American actress and singer, best known for her starring role as Annie Oakley in the 1950s television series ''Annie Oakley''.
Life and career
Early years
The d ...
,
Harry Shannon,
Jock Mahoney
Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney (February 7, 1919 – December 14, 1989), known professionally as Jock Mahoney, was an American actor and stuntman. He starred in two Action/Adventure television series, ''The Range Rider'' and ''Yancy Derringer''. He ...
, Clark Burroughs and
Harry Harvey Sr.
Harry William Harvey Sr. (January 10, 1901 – November 27, 1985) was an American actor of theatre, film, and television. He was the father of actor, script supervisor, and director Harry William Harvey Jr. He is best known for his perfor ...
The film was released on May 19, 1950, by
Columbia Pictures
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.
Plot
Cast
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Gene Autry
Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, rodeo performer, and baseball owner who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning s ...
as Gene Autry
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Gail Davis
Gail Davis (born Betty Jeanne Grayson; October 5, 1925 – March 15, 1997) was an American actress and singer, best known for her starring role as Annie Oakley in the 1950s television series ''Annie Oakley''.
Life and career
Early years
The d ...
as Ginger Kirby
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Harry Shannon as Sandy Reeves
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Jock Mahoney
Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney (February 7, 1919 – December 14, 1989), known professionally as Jock Mahoney, was an American actor and stuntman. He starred in two Action/Adventure television series, ''The Range Rider'' and ''Yancy Derringer''. He ...
as Tod Jeffreys
*Clark Burroughs as Duke Kirby
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Harry Harvey Sr.
Harry William Harvey Sr. (January 10, 1901 – November 27, 1985) was an American actor of theatre, film, and television. He was the father of actor, script supervisor, and director Harry William Harvey Jr. He is best known for his perfor ...
as Sheriff Steve Calhoun
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Steve Darrell
Steve Darrell (born Darryl Eugene Horsfall, November 19, 1904 – August 14, 1970) was an American actor.
Darrell was born in Osage in Mitchell County in northern Iowa.
Darrell's career began in 1931 when he acted with the Trousdale Players in ...
as Chet Hilliard
*Sandy Sanders as Stormy Jones
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Ralph Sanford
Ralph Dayton Sanford (May 21, 1899 – June 20, 1963) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films and in at least 200 episodes on television between 1930 and 1960, mostly bit parts or supporting roles. Sanford frequently ...
as Martin Dalrymple
*Robert Hilton as Miller
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Bud Osborne
Leonard Miles "Bud" Osborne (July 20, 1884 – February 2, 1964) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963.
Biography
Osborne was born Miles Osborne in Knox County, Texas, ...
as George Copeland
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House Peters Jr. as Gill Saunders
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Chuck Roberson
Charles Hugh Roberson (May 10, 1919 – June 8, 1988) was an American actor and stuntman.
Biography
Roberson was born near Shannon, Texas, the son of farmer Ollie W. Roberson and Jannie Hamm Roberson. Raised on cattle ranches in Shannon, ...
as Mike Grady
*Champion as Champ
References
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1950 films
American Western (genre) films
1950 Western (genre) films
Columbia Pictures films
Films directed by John English
American black-and-white films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
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