'' The Fighting Redhead '' is a 1949 American
Western
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film directed by
Lewis D. Collins
Lewis D. Collins (January 12, 1899 – August 24, 1954) was an American film director and occasional screenwriter. In his career spanning over 30 years, he churned out dozens of Westerns.
Career
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Collins' film caree ...
and starring
Jim Bannon
James Shorttel Bannon (April 9, 1911 – July 28, 1984) was an American actor and radio announcer known for his work on the '' I Love a Mystery'' and ''Red Ryder'' series during the 1940s and 1950s.
Early life
Born in 1911 in Kansas City, Mis ...
as
Red Ryder
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in the final film of the series.
The film was shot at the
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* Iverson Movie Ranch, Chatsworth, Ca ...
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Plot
Red Ryder, Buckskin, the Duchess and Little Beaver go to the help of an old rancher who has been threatened by the gang of a crooked saloon keeper. They run into his revenge-seeking daughter who's quick on the draw.
Cast
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Jim Bannon
James Shorttel Bannon (April 9, 1911 – July 28, 1984) was an American actor and radio announcer known for his work on the '' I Love a Mystery'' and ''Red Ryder'' series during the 1940s and 1950s.
Early life
Born in 1911 in Kansas City, Mis ...
as
Red Ryder
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Don Reynolds as Little Beaver (as Little Brown Jug)
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Emmett Lynn
Emmett Earl Lynn (February 14, 1897 – October 20, 1958) was an American actor of the stage and screen.
Early life
Lynn was born in Muscatine, Iowa. When he was nine years old, Lynn became a song plugger in Denver, Colorado. From that ...
as Buckskin
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Marin Sais
Marin Sais (born Mae Smith; August 2, 1890 – December 31, 1971) was an American actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era of the 1910s and 1920s. Sais' acting career spanned over four decades and she is possibly best ...
as Duchess
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Peggy Stewart as Sheila O'Connor
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John Hart as Faro Savage
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Lane Bradford
Lane Bradford (born John Myrtland Le Varre, Jr., August 29, 1922 – June 6, 1973) was an American actor, who appeared in more than 250 films and television series between 1940 and 1973, specializing in supporting "tough-guy" roles predomin ...
as Henchman Windy
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Forrest Taylor
Edwin Forrest Taylor (December 29, 1883 – February 19, 1965) was an American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different decades, from silents through talkies to the advent of color films.
Early years
Taylor was born in Bl ...
as Dan O'Connor
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Lee Roberts
Lee Roberts (June 17, 1913 – April 24, 1989) was a film actor during the Hollywood Golden Age. Sometimes he is credited as Robert Allen or Lee J. Roberts.
Career
Little is known about this man who appeared in over 100 films between 1943 a ...
as Henchman Goldie Grant
* Bob Duncan as Sheriff
* Sandy Sanders as Ranch Hand Joe
* Billy Hammond as Bill Evans
* Spooky Reynolds as Mary - Joe's Daughter (as 'Spooky' Reynolds)
See also
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List of American films of 1949
A list of American films released in 1949.
''All the King's Men'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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File:Vincent Price-Maureen O'Hara in Bagdad trailer.jpg, '' Bagdad''
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References
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1949 films
1940s English-language films
1949 Western (genre) films
Eagle-Lion Films films
Cinecolor films
American Western (genre) films
Films directed by Lewis D. Collins
1940s American films
Red Ryder films
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