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The Big Bonanza (1944)

PACKED With SUSPENSE and THRILLS of frontier adventure!

Genre : Drama, Western

Runtime : 1H 8M

Director : George Archainbaud
Writer : Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan, Paul Gangelin, Robert Presnell Sr.

Synopsis

Having been falsely court marshaled for cowardice and sentenced to prison by the Army, Jed Kilton escapes and heads to Nevada Springs to see his kid brother. There he meets his old school friend Sam Ballou. But the two old friends soon find themselves on opposite sides and Sam has Jed arrested. Then when Jed's young brother sees one of Sam's men kill another man, the boy becomes Sam's intended victim.

Actors

Richard Arlen
Richard Arlen
Capt. Jed Kilton
Jane Frazee
Jane Frazee
Chiquita McSweeney
Robert Livingston
Robert Livingston
Sam Ballou
George 'Gabby' Hayes
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Hap Selby
Lynne Roberts
Lynne Roberts
Judy Parker
J. M. Kerrigan
J. M. Kerrigan
'Judge' Jasper Kincaid
Bobby Driscoll
Bobby Driscoll
Spud Kilton
Russell Simpson
Russell Simpson
Adam Parker
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher
Dr. Ballou
Roy Barcroft
Roy Barcroft
Sheriff Dan Pendleton
Monte Hale
Monte Hale
The Singer

Crews

George Archainbaud
George Archainbaud
Director
Dorrell McGowan
Dorrell McGowan
Screenplay
Stuart E. McGowan
Stuart E. McGowan
Screenplay
Paul Gangelin
Paul Gangelin
Screenplay
Leonard Praskins
Leonard Praskins
Original Story
Robert Presnell Sr.
Robert Presnell Sr.
Screenplay
Reggie Lanning
Reggie Lanning
Director of Photography
Tony Martinelli
Tony Martinelli
Editor
Frank Hotaling
Frank Hotaling
Art Direction
Otto Siegel
Otto Siegel
Set Decoration
Adele Palmer
Adele Palmer
Costume Design

Posters and backgrounds

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