''Lightnin' Crandall'' is a 1937 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

Sam Newfield Sam Newfield, born Samuel Neufeld, (December 6, 1899 - November 10, 1964), also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American B-movie Film director, director, one of the most prolific in American film history—he is credited with d ...

and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Bob Steele,

Lois January Lois January (October 5, 1913 – August 7, 2006) was an American actress and singer who performed small roles in several B-movies during the 1930s. Early life Born in McAllen, Texas, as Laura Lois January, she "was prodded into show busine ...

, Charles King,

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, Ernie Adams and Frank LaRue. The film was released on March 24, 1937, by

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Plot

Cast

* Bob Steele as Bob Crandall aka Lightnin' Crandall *

as Sheila Shannon * Charles King as Carson Blaine *

as Parson Durkin * Ernie Adams as Texas May *Frank LaRue as Wes Shannon *

Horace Murphy Horace Murphy (June 3, 1880 – January 20, 1975) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1953. Early years Born in Osceola, Arkansas, Murphy was playing cornet by age 11, and six years later led the ...

as J. Travis *

Lloyd Ingraham Lloyd Chauncey Ingraham (November 30, 1874 – April 4, 1956) was an American film actor and director. Biography Born in Rochelle, Illinois, Ingraham appeared in more than 280 films between 1912 and 1950, as well as directing more than 100 f ...

as Judge *

Lew Meehan James Lew Meehan (September 7, 1890 – August 10, 1951) was an American film actor. Meehan appeared in more than 200 films between 1921 and 1947. He was often the main villain in silent Westerns, but in sound films he was usually an "anon ...

as Henchman Bull Prescott * Dave O'Brien as Tommy Shannon

References

External links

* 1937 films American Western (genre) films 1937 Western (genre) films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Sam Newfield American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-Western-film-stub