''Cattle Queen'' is a 1951 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by

Robert Emmett Tansey Robert Emmett Tansey (June 28, 1897 – June 17, 1951) was an American actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He was active in cinema in various roles from the 1910s to the 1950s. He was sometimes credited as Robert E. Tansey or Rober ...

and starring

Maria Hart Maria Hart ( born Barbara Ann McGhee; May 28, 1923 in Los Angeles, California – August 9, 2012 in Canoga Park, California) was an actress under contract to MGM from 1941 to 1948. Biography She was born as Barbara Ann McGhee on May 28, 1923 ...

, Drake Smith and

William Fawcett William or Bill Fawcett or ''variation'', may refer to: People * William Fawcett (actor) (1894–1974), American actor who was awarded the ''Légion d'honneur'' * William Fawcett (author) (1902–1941), English journalist and writer on horses, hun ...

.Pitts p.57 It was shot at the Iverson Ranch. Sets were designed by the art director

Vin Taylor Vin Taylor (1896–1961) was an American set designer Marshall p.330 active in American cinema and television from the 1930s to the 1960s. Selected filmography * ''Kentucky Blue Streak'' (1935) * ''Skybound'' (1935) * ''Suicide Squad'' (1935) * ...

. It was one of the final films released by the

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distributor

Eagle-Lion Eagle-Lion Films was a British-American film production company owned by J. Arthur Rank intended to distribute British productions in the United States. In 1947, it acquired Robert R. Young's PRC Pictures, a small American production company, ...

Plot

A female ranch owner employs three ex-convicts in an attempt to clean up a lawless town.

Cast

as Queenie Hart * Drake Smith as Bill Foster *

as Alkali * Robert Gardett as Duke Drake *

Johnny Carpenter Johnny Carpenter (Jasper Carpenter; June 25, 1914 – February 27, 2003) was an American film actor, screenwriter and producer. He was known mostly for his work in Westerns and for his association with filmmaker Ed Wood. He used the stage nam ...

as The Tucson Kid * Edward Clark as Doc Hodges *

Emile Meyer Emile Meyer (August 18, 1910 – March 19, 1987) was an American actor, usually known for tough, aggressive, authoritative characters in Hollywood films from the 1950s era, mostly in westerns or thrillers. Career Meyer had an uncredited ...

as Shotgun Thompson *

James Pierce James Hubert Pierce (August 8, 1900 – December 11, 1983) was an American actor and the fourth actor to portray Tarzan on film. He appeared in films from 1924 to 1951. Background Pierce was born in Freedom, Indiana. He was an All-American ...

as Bad Bill Smith * Joe Bailey as Blackie Malone * Douglas Wood as Judge Whipple - Bartender * Alyn Lockwood as Rosa - Saloon Girl * I. Stanford Jolley as Scarface - Outlaw Leader *

Lane Chandler Lane Chandler (born Robert Clinton Oakes, June 4, 1899 – September 14, 1972) was an American actor specializing mainly in Westerns. Biography Early life Chandler was raised on a ranch near Culbertson, Montana, the son of a horse ra ...

as Marshal Houston * William Bailey as Warden *

Frank Marlowe Frank Marlowe (born Frank Marlowe Riggi; January 20, 1904 – March 30, 1964), also known as Frank Riggi and Frank Marlo, was an American character actor from the 1930s until the 1960s. During Marlowe's 30-year career he would appear in ov ...

as Stage Driver * Roger Anderson as Lefty - Henchman * Vern Teters as Trig - Henchman * Steve Conte as Mac - Henchman * Robert Robinson as Armstrong - Cattle Buyer

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1951 films 1951 Western (genre) films 1950s English-language films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Robert Emmett Tansey Eagle-Lion Films films American black-and-white films 1950s American films {{1950s-Western-film-stub