''Son of God's Country'' is a 1948 American
Western
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film directed by
R. G. Springsteen
Robert G. Springsteen (September 8, 1904 – December 9, 1989) was an American director of Hollywood B movies and television shows. He was most often credited on screen as R. G. Springsteen.
Biography
Born in Tacoma, Washington in 1904, S ...
and written by
Paul Gangelin
Paul Gangelin (November 7, 1898 – September 25, 1961) was an American screenwriter.Martin p.191
Selected filmography
* '' Breed of the Border'' (1924)
* '' The No-Gun Man'' (1924)
* ''Forever After'' (1926)
* ''The Racketeer'' (1929)
* ''The Of ...
and Robert Creighton Williams. The film stars
Monte Hale
Monte Hale (born Samuel Buren Ely June 8, 1919 – March 29, 2009) was an American B-Western film star and country musician.
Biography
Sometimes reported to have been born in San Angelo, Texas, Hale was actually born in Ada, Oklahoma but grew ...
,
Pamela Blake
Pamela Blake (August 6, 1915 – October 6, 2009) was an American film actress who acted in almost 50 films. She is known primarily for her roles in western films and serials.
Early years
Blake was born in Oakland, California as Adele Pea ...
,
Paul Hurst
Paul Michael Hurst (born 25 September 1974) is an English football manager and former player who is the manager of club Grimsby Town.
As a player, he was a defender from 1993 to 2008, notably playing his entire career at Rotherham United, b ...
, James Nolan,
Jay Kirby
Jay Kirby (born William Bennett George, January 28, 1920 – July 30, 1964) was an American actor in films and television. He was best known for playing Johnny Travers, the youthful sidekick of Hopalong Cassidy in six films in the 1940s.
In 1948, ...
and
Steve Darrell
Steve Darrell (born Darryl Eugene Horsfall, November 19, 1904 – August 14, 1970) was an American actor.
Darrell was born in Osage in Mitchell County in northern Iowa.
Darrell's career began in 1931 when he acted with the Trousdale Players in ...
. The film was released on September 15, 1948, by
Republic Pictures
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.
Plot
Cast
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Monte Hale
Monte Hale (born Samuel Buren Ely June 8, 1919 – March 29, 2009) was an American B-Western film star and country musician.
Biography
Sometimes reported to have been born in San Angelo, Texas, Hale was actually born in Ada, Oklahoma but grew ...
as U.S. Marshal Monte Hale
*
Pamela Blake
Pamela Blake (August 6, 1915 – October 6, 2009) was an American film actress who acted in almost 50 films. She is known primarily for her roles in western films and serials.
Early years
Blake was born in Oakland, California as Adele Pea ...
as Cathy Thornton
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Paul Hurst
Paul Michael Hurst (born 25 September 1974) is an English football manager and former player who is the manager of club Grimsby Town.
As a player, he was a defender from 1993 to 2008, notably playing his entire career at Rotherham United, b ...
as Eli Walker
*James Nolan as Bill Sanger
*
Jay Kirby
Jay Kirby (born William Bennett George, January 28, 1920 – July 30, 1964) was an American actor in films and television. He was best known for playing Johnny Travers, the youthful sidekick of Hopalong Cassidy in six films in the 1940s.
In 1948, ...
as Frank Thornton
*
Steve Darrell
Steve Darrell (born Darryl Eugene Horsfall, November 19, 1904 – August 14, 1970) was an American actor.
Darrell was born in Osage in Mitchell County in northern Iowa.
Darrell's career began in 1931 when he acted with the Trousdale Players in ...
as Henchman Bigelow
*
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years.
Early years
Born on August 22, 1891, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, McDonald was the son of John Francis McDonald and Catherine Ash ...
as Tom Ford
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Jason Robards, Sr.
Jason Nelson Robards (December 31, 1892 – April 4, 1963) was an American stage and screen actor, and the father of Oscar-winning actor Jason Robards Jr. Robards appeared in many films, initially as a leading man, then in character roles an ...
as John Thornton
*
Fred Graham as Henchman Hagen
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1948 films
American Western (genre) films
1948 Western (genre) films
Republic Pictures films
Films directed by R. G. Springsteen
American black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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