''The Fighting Sheriff'' is a 1931 American

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film directed by

Louis King Louis King (June 28, 1898 – September 7, 1962) was an American actor and film director of westerns and adventure movies in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

and starring

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and Robert Ellis.Pitts p.107

Cast

as Sheriff Bob Terry *

as Mary Cameron * Robert Ellis as Flash Halloway *

Harlan Knight Harlan Knight (1875–1940) was an American stage and film actor. During the early 1920s he featured in several Canadian silent films including ''Blue Water'' alongside the future star Norma Shearer.Morris p.259 Filmography * ''The Iron Trail'' ...

as Deputy Calico Cox * Paul Fix as Jack Cameron *

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as Sam - Henchman *

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as Florabell *

Nina Quartero Nina Quartero (born Gladys Quartararo; March 17, 1908 – November 23, 1985) was an American actress whose career spanned from 1929 to 1943. Career Born in 1908 in Mount Vernon, New York, as Gladys Quartararo, she came from a close family and ...

as Tiana *

Clarence Muse Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 – October 13, 1979) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, singer, and composer. He was the first African American to appear in a starring role in a film, 1929's ''Hearts in Dixie''. He acted for ...

as Curfew * Lillian Leighton as Aunt Sally

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films''. McFarland, 2012.

External links

* 1931 films 1931 Western (genre) films American Western (genre) films Films directed by Louis King Columbia Pictures films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-western-film-stub