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

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directed by

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and starring

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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. 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 * George McManus as George McManus * Tim Ryan as Dinty Moore *

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