''The Marshal of Windy Hollow'' is a 1972 American
Western film directed by
Jerry Whittington and starring
Sunset Carson
Sunset Carson (born Winifred Maurice Harrison or Michael Harrison; November 12, 1920 – May 1, 1990) was an American B-western star of the 1940s.
Early life, acting
Carson was born on November 12, 1920, at Gracemont, Oklahoma, as either ...
. The film is unique in that it reunites several well-known B movie actors from 1940s Westerns for one last outing.
Plot
The plot is standard Western B movie fare. The Marshal of Windy Hollow (
Sunset Carson
Sunset Carson (born Winifred Maurice Harrison or Michael Harrison; November 12, 1920 – May 1, 1990) was an American B-western star of the 1940s.
Early life, acting
Carson was born on November 12, 1920, at Gracemont, Oklahoma, as either ...
) teams up with a Texas Ranger (
Ken Maynard
Kenneth Olin Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American actor and producer. He was mostly active from the 1920s to the 1940s and considered one of the biggest Western stars in Hollywood.
Maynard was also an occasional screenwrit ...
) to stop a band of outlaws who are preying on innocent settlers and stealing their gold.
Cast
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Sunset Carson
Sunset Carson (born Winifred Maurice Harrison or Michael Harrison; November 12, 1920 – May 1, 1990) was an American B-western star of the 1940s.
Early life, acting
Carson was born on November 12, 1920, at Gracemont, Oklahoma, as either ...
as the Marshal
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Ken Maynard
Kenneth Olin Maynard (July 21, 1895 – March 23, 1973) was an American actor and producer. He was mostly active from the 1920s to the 1940s and considered one of the biggest Western stars in Hollywood.
Maynard was also an occasional screenwrit ...
as the Texas Ranger
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Tex Ritter as the Mayor
*Tex Barr as Bull
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Bill Cody, Jr. as Indian Chief
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Buster Jones as the Outlaw
Film's whereabouts
''The Marshal of Windy Hollow'' was filmed as a true B Western and wrapped up after 12 days of shooting. It is reportedly an action-packed Western in the style of the classic B movies of the 1930s and 1940s. However, the film was never released to the public and today its whereabouts are unknown.
In 2012, the undeveloped film turned up in Texas after an estate sale but again, current location is still unknown.
See also
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List of American films of 1972
External links
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The Marshal of Windy Hollowat B Westerns
1972 films
1972 Western (genre) films
Unreleased American films
American Western (genre) films
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
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