''Jiggs and Maggie Out West'' is a 1950 American

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directed by

William Beaudine William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres. Life and car ...

and starring

Joe Yule Ninnian Joseph Yule (30 April 1892 – 30 March 1950) was a Scottish-American burlesque and vaudeville actor who later appeared in many films as a character actor. He starred alongside Renie Riano in the '' Jiggs and Maggie'' film series. Yule ...

Renie Riano Renie Isabel Riano (August 7, 1899 – July 3, 1971) was an English-born American actress who, with the exception of the Jiggs and Maggie comedies, had minor roles in 1940s and 1950s films. She was sometimes credited as Reine Riano, Renee R ...

and

George McManus George McManus (January 23, 1884 – October 22, 1954) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Irish immigrant Jiggs and his wife Maggie, the main characters of his syndicated comic strip, ''Bringing Up Father''. Biography ...

. It was the final film in the '' Jiggs and Maggie'' film series, featuring the adventures of a bickering

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Plot

Jiggs and Maggie inherit a

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in a western town, but have difficulty finding it.

Main cast

as Jiggs *

as Maggie *

as George McManus * Tim Ryan as Dinty Moore *

Jim Bannon James Shorttel Bannon (April 9, 1911 – July 28, 1984) was an American actor and radio announcer known for his work on the ''I Love a Mystery'' and '' Red Ryder'' series during the 1940s and 1950s. Early life Born in 1911 in Kansas City, Miss ...

as 'Snake-Bite' Carter * Riley Hill as Bob Carter * Pat Goldin as Dugan * June Harrison as Nora *

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as 'Bomber' Kulkowich * Terry McGinnis as 'Cyclone' McGinnis *

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as Lawyer Blakely

References

Bibliography

* Marshall, Wendy L. ''William Beaudine: From Silents to Television''. Scarecrow Press, 2005.

External links

* 1950 films American comedy films American black-and-white films 1950 comedy films 1950s English-language films Films based on American comics Films based on comic strips Films directed by William Beaudine Live-action films based on comics Monogram Pictures films Bringing Up Father 1950s American films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub