''Mojave Firebrand'' is a 1944 American
Western film directed by
Spencer Gordon Bennet and written by
Norman S. Hall
Norman S. Hall (July 21, 189512 December 1964) was an American screenwriter from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Hall was born in New Milford, Connecticut
New Milford is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is in western ...
. The film stars
Wild Bill Elliott,
George "Gabby" Hayes,
Anne Jeffreys,
LeRoy Mason,
Jack Ingram and Harry McKim. The film was released on March 19, 1944, by
Republic Pictures
Republic Pictures Corporation (currently held under Melange Pictures, LLC) was an American motion picture production-distribution corporation in operation from 1935 to 1967, that was based in Los Angeles. It had studio facilities in Studio City an ...
.
Plot
Gabby Whittaker (George "Gabby" Hayes) is a God fearing man who strikes it rich when Elijah, his mule, uncovers a silver claim. Whittaker goes about setting up a school and bringing in a teacher, Abigail Holmes (Anne Jeffries), for the town of Epitaph. Tracy Dalton, aka Turkey Dameron (LeRoy Mason) have moved in to Epitaph and have taken with the help of shady Sheriff Barker (Forrest Taylor) and Mayor Frisbie (Hal Price.) When good-guy Wild Bill Elliott comes across the Dalton gang giving 'ole Gabby a hard time, he comes to the rescue. Elliott then decides to help clean up the town and remove the corrupt henchmen in Epitaph.
Cast
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Wild Bill Elliott as Wild Bill Elliott
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George "Gabby" Hayes as Gabby Hayes
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Anne Jeffreys as Gail Holmes
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LeRoy Mason as Tracy Dalton, aka Turkey Dameron
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Jack Ingram as Henchman Matt Ganton
*Harry McKim as Johnny Taylor
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Karl Hackett
Carl Ellsworth Germain (September 5, 1893 – October 24, 1948), known professionally as Karl Hackett, was an American actor. He served in the U.S. army during World War I. He was married to Ruby Burnette Moore.
On October 24, 1948, Hacket ...
as Miner Luke Reed
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Forrest Taylor as Sheriff Barker
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Hal Price as Mayor Prisbie
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Marshall Reed as Henchman Nate Bigelow
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Kenne Duncan as Henchman
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Bud Geary as Henchman Red Collins
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Jack Kirk as Miner Jeff Butler
References
External links
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1944 films
1940s English-language films
American Western (genre) films
1944 Western (genre) films
Republic Pictures films
Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
American black-and-white films
1940s American films
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