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Plot summary

Bill Ralston arrives in town planning to settle down but quickly gets caught up in the fight between the townspeople and Poe Daggett and his gang. He takes the job of town Marshal and soon brings law and order. When Daggetts men ambush him he kills Poe's brother. Poe then kills Bill's friend Brant and this leads to the showdown.

Cast

* Johnny Mack Brown as Bill Ralston * Fuzzy Knight as Deadwood *

as Sally Dixon * James Craig as Brant * Harry Cording as Poe Daggett * Earle Hodgins as Sheriff Fin Elder * Robert Fiske as Ed Deal * Jimmie Dodd as Jimmy Dixon * William Worthington as Judge Williams * Ted Adams as Walt Daggett * Ethan Laidlaw as Kurt Daggett *George Plues as Stage Driver *

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as Cal Dixon * Kermit Maynard as Henchman * Eddie Polo as Bartender Ed * Lew Meehan as Voting Official * Bob Kortman as Henchman Pete

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1940 films American black-and-white films 1940 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Remakes of American films Films based on American novels Films based on works by W. R. Burnett Films directed by Ray Taylor Universal Pictures films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-Western-film-stub