''The Texas Marshal'' is a 1941 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by

Sam Newfield Sam Newfield, born Samuel Neufeld, (December 6, 1899 - November 10, 1964), also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American B-movie Film director, director, one of the most prolific in American film history—he is credited with d ...

and written by William Lively. The film stars

Tim McCoy Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy (April 10, 1891 – January 29, 1978) was an American actor, military officer, and expert on American Indian life. McCoy is most noted for his roles in B-grade Western films. As a popular cowboy film star, he ap ...

Art Davis Arthur David Davis (December 6, 1934 – July 29, 2007) was a double-bassist, known for his work with Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner and Max Roach. Biography Davis was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United State ...

, Kay Leslie,

Karl Hackett Carl Ellsworth Germain (September 5, 1893 – October 24, 1948), known professionally as Karl Hackett, was an American actor. He served in the U.S. army during World War I. He was married to Ruby Burnette Moore. On October 24, 1948, Hackett ...

, Edward Peil Sr. and Charles King. The film was released on July 13, 1941, by

Producers Releasing Corporation Producers Releasing Corporation was the smallest and least prestigious of the Hollywood film studios of the 1940s. It was considered a prime example of what was called "Poverty Row": a low-rent stretch of Gower Street in Hollywood where shoest ...

Plot

A rancher has been killed near the town of Cactus Creek. Marshall Tim is called to investigate the murder and find other ranchers that have gone missing. After comparing bullets, Tim finds a match in Moore's henchmen and finds tin ore samples and suspicious deeds in his safe.

Cast

as Trigger Tim Rand *

as Art Davis *Kay Leslie as Marge Adams *

as Ernest Moore * Edward Peil Sr. as Sam Adams * Charles King as Ray Titus * Dave O'Brien as Buzz Weston *

Budd Buster Budd Leland Buster (June 14, 1891 – December 22, 1965), usually credited as Budd Buster (and sometimes Bud Buster), was an American actor known for B western films. He sometimes was credited as George Selk in his later work. Early life Bus ...

as Henderson * John Elliott as John Gorham *Wilson Edwards as Radio Announcer *Byron Vance as Deputy Bill *Gene Haas as Rhythm Riders Band Member *Ace Dehne as Rhythm Riders Band Member *Rusty Cline as Rhythm Riders Band Member *Tony Fiore as Rhythm Riders Band Member

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Texas Marshal 1941 films American Western (genre) films 1941 Western (genre) films Producers Releasing Corporation films Films directed by Sam Newfield American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films