''Silver City Bonanza'' is a 1951 American
Western
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film directed by
George Blair and written by Robert Creighton Williams. Starring
Rex Allen
Rex Elvie Allen (December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999), known as "the Arizona Cowboy", was an American film and television actor, singer and songwriter; he was also the narrator of many Disney nature and Western productions. For his contribut ...
,
Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr., April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, was an American actor and dancer, whose career spanned seven decades. One of his most famous roles was as Jed Clampett in the CBS ...
,
Mary Ellen Kay
Mary Ellen Ruffalo ( Keaggy, August 29, 1929 – 2017), better known as Mary Ellen Kay, was an American television and film actress.
Biography
Kay was born in Boardman, Ohio, on August 29, 1929. She was one of ten siblings and the sister of virt ...
, Billy Kimbley, Alix Ebsen and
Bill Kennedy, it was released on March 1, 1951, 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
Cast
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Rex Allen
Rex Elvie Allen (December 31, 1920 – December 17, 1999), known as "the Arizona Cowboy", was an American film and television actor, singer and songwriter; he was also the narrator of many Disney nature and Western productions. For his contribut ...
as Rex Allen
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Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr., April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, was an American actor and dancer, whose career spanned seven decades. One of his most famous roles was as Jed Clampett in the CBS ...
as Gabe Horne
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Mary Ellen Kay
Mary Ellen Ruffalo ( Keaggy, August 29, 1929 – 2017), better known as Mary Ellen Kay, was an American television and film actress.
Biography
Kay was born in Boardman, Ohio, on August 29, 1929. She was one of ten siblings and the sister of virt ...
as Katie McIntosh
*Billy Kimbley as Jimmy McIntosh
*Alix Ebsen as Susie McIntosh
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Bill Kennedy as Monk Monroe
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Gregg Barton
Gregg Barton (Born Harold Wilson Barker, June 5, 1912 – November 28, 2000) was an American actor, who played various roles in feature films and television series.
Career
Born in Oswego, New York, Barton is possibly best remembered for having ...
as Henchman Hank
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Clem Bevans
Clem Guy Bevans (October 16, 1880 – August 11, 1963) was an American character actor best remembered for playing eccentric, grumpy old men.
Early life
Bevans was born in Cozzadale, Ohio.
Career
Bevans had a very long career, starting in va ...
as Town Loafer
*
Frank Jenks
Frank Jenks (November 4, 1902 – May 13, 1962) was an acid-voiced American supporting actor of stage and films.
Biography Early years
Jenks was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and his mother gave him a trombone when he was 9 years old. By his ...
as Theater Owner
*
Hank Patterson
Elmer Calvin "Hank" Patterson (October 9, 1888 – August 23, 1975) was an American actor and musician. He is known foremost for playing two recurring characters on three television series: the stableman Hank Miller on ''Gunsmoke'' and farmer ...
as Postman
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Harry Lauter
Herman Arthur "Harry" Lauter (June 19, 1914 – October 30, 1990) was an American character actor.
Early years
Lauter was born in White Plains, New York. He worked as a model for a professional photographer and was a rodeo rider before m ...
as Pete Horne
*
Harry Harvey, Sr. as Groggins
References
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1951 films
American Western (genre) films
1951 Western (genre) films
Republic Pictures films
Films directed by George Blair
American black-and-white films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
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