''Jack Slade'' is a 1953 American

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film directed by Harold Schuster, written by Warren Douglas and starring Mark Stevens. It was followed by a sequel, ''

The Return of Jack Slade ''The Return of Jack Slade'' is a 1955 American western film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring John Ericson, Mari Blanchard and Neville Brand. It is a loose sequel to the 1953 film ''Jack Slade''. Cast * John Ericson as Jack Slade ...

'' (1955), also directed by Schuster, written by Douglas and starring

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. Both were based on chapter 9 through 11 of Mark Twain's book ''

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* {{IMDb title, 0045925 American black-and-white films American Western (genre) films 1953 Western (genre) films 1953 films Films directed by Harold D. Schuster Films produced by Lindsley Parsons Films with screenplays by Warren Douglas Films scored by Paul Dunlap Films shot in Los Angeles Films based on works by Mark Twain Allied Artists films Associated British Picture Corporation 1950s English-language films 1950s American films