''Spook Town'' is a 1944 American
Western
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film written and directed by
Elmer Clifton
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. The film stars
Dave O'Brien,
James Newill
James Morris Newill (August 12, 1911 – July 31, 1975), sometimes credited as Jim Newill, was an American actor and singer.
Early life
Newill was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Mayme Newill and her first husband. His parents divorced, ...
and
Guy Wilkerson
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Biography
Wilkseron was ...
, with
Mady Lawrence,
Dick Curtis
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Early years
Curtis was born in Newport, Kentucky, the son of Frank Dye ...
and
Harry Harvey. The film was released on 3 June 1944, by
Producers Releasing Corporation
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.
Plot
The Texas Rangers investigate a town that's being terrorized by ghosts.
Cast
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Dave O'Brien as Texas Ranger Tex
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James Newill
James Morris Newill (August 12, 1911 – July 31, 1975), sometimes credited as Jim Newill, was an American actor and singer.
Early life
Newill was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Mayme Newill and her first husband. His parents divorced, ...
as Texas Ranger Jim
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Guy Wilkerson
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Biography
Wilkseron was ...
as Texas Ranger Panhandle
*Mady Lawrence as Lucy Warren
*
Dick Curtis
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Early years
Curtis was born in Newport, Kentucky, the son of Frank Dye ...
as Sam Benson
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Harry Harvey as Drywash Thompson
*Ed Cassidy as Ranger Capt. Wyatt
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Charles King as Trigger
*Robert Barron as Kurt Fabian
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Richard Alexander as Henchman
Soundtrack
*James Newill - "Sleepy Hollow" (Written by Dave O'Brien and James Newill)
*James Newill - "El Lobo" (Written by Dave O'Brien and James Newill)
See also
The Texas Rangers series:
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The Rangers Take Over
''The Rangers Take Over'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Iris Meredith, Forrest Taylor and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was re ...
(1942)
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Bad Men of Thunder Gap
''Bad Men of Thunder Gap'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Albert Herman and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Janet Shaw, Jack Ingram and Charles King. The film was released on M ...
(1943)
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West of Texas
''West of Texas'' is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Frances Gladwin, Henry Hall and Marilyn Hare. The film was released on May 10, 1943, by Producer ...
(1943)
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Border Buckaroos
''Border Buckaroos'' is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The fourth of Producers Releasing Corporation ''Texas Rangers'' film series, the film was shot at Corriganville movie ranch, and released on June 15, 194 ...
(1943)
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Fighting Valley
''Fighting Valley'' is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Patti McCarty, John Merton and Robert Bice. The film was released on August 8, 1943, by Produc ...
(1943)
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Trail of Terror
''Trail of Terror'' is a 1943 American Western film written and directed by Oliver Drake. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Patricia Knox, Jack Ingram and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was released on September 7, 1 ...
(1943)
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The Return of the Rangers
''The Return of the Rangers'' is a 1943 American Western (genre), Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien (actor), Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Nell O'Day, Glenn Strange and Emmett Lynn. The ...
(1943)
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Boss of Rawhide
''Boss of Rawhide'' is a 1943 American Western (genre), Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien (actor), Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Nell O'Day, Ed Cassidy and Jack Ingram (actor), Jack Ing ...
(1943)
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Outlaw Roundup
''Outlaw Roundup'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Helen Chapman, Jack Ingram and I. Stanford Jolley. The film was released ...
(1944)
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Guns of the Law
''Guns of the Law'' is a 1944 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill and Guy Wilkerson, with Jennifer Holt, Budd Buster and Charles King. The film was released on 31 March 1944, ...
(1944)
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The Pinto Bandit
''The Pinto Bandit'' is a 1944 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Mady Lawrence, James Martin and Jack Ingram. The film was released on April 27, 1944, by Pr ...
(1944)
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Brand of the Devil
''Brand of the Devil'' is a 1944 American Western film written by Elmer Clifton and directed by Harry L. Fraser. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill and Guy Wilkerson, with Ellen Hall, I. Stanford Jolley and Charles King. The film was re ...
(1944)
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Gunsmoke Mesa
''Gunsmoke Mesa'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson, Patti McCarty, Jack Ingram and Kermit Maynard. The film was released on Septe ...
(1944)
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Gangsters of the Frontier
''Gangsters of the Frontier'' (also known as ''Raiders of the Frontier'' in the United Kingdom
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(1944)
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Dead or Alive (1944)
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The Whispering Skull (1944)
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Marked for Murder
''Marked for Murder'' is a 1945 American Western film written and directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Dave O'Brien, Tex Ritter and Guy Wilkerson, with Marilyn McConnell, Ed Cassidy and Henry Hall. The film was released on 8 February 1 ...
(1945)
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Enemy of the Law
''Enemy of the Law'' is a 1945 American Western film written and directed by Harry L. Fraser. The film stars Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Kay Hughes, Jack Ingram and Charles King. The film was released on May 7, 1945, by Producers ...
(1945)
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Three in the Saddle (1945)
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Frontier Fugitives (1945)
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Flaming Bullets (1945)
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