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Fighting Man of the Plains (1949)

RENEGADE of the LAW...then he became MARSHAL of the GREAT PLAINS

Genre : Action, Romance, Western

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Edwin L. Marin
Writer : Frank Gruber

Synopsis

Former bandit Jim Dancer becomes marshal of a Kansas town and cleans up the criminal element - with the help of his old pal, Jesse James.

Actors

Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott
Jim Dancer
Bill Williams
Bill Williams
Marshall Johnny Tancred
Victor Jory
Victor Jory
Dave Oldham
Jane Nigh
Jane Nigh
Florence Peel
Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy
Prosecuter Kenneth 'Ken' Vedder
Joan Taylor
Joan Taylor
Evelyn Slocum
Berry Kroeger
Berry Kroeger
Cliff Bailey
Rhys Williams
Rhys Williams
Chandler Leach
Barry Kelley
Barry Kelley
Slocum
James Todd
James Todd
Hobson
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
Yancey
James Millican
James Millican
Cummings
Burk Symon
Burk Symon
Meeker
Dale Robertson
Dale Robertson
Jesse James
Herbert Rawlinson
Herbert Rawlinson
Lawyer

Crews

Edwin L. Marin
Edwin L. Marin
Director
Frank Gruber
Frank Gruber
Screenplay
Frank Gruber
Frank Gruber
Novel
Bill McLellan
Bill McLellan
Gaffer
Elaine Ramsey
Elaine Ramsey
Hairstylist
Nat Holt
Nat Holt
Producer
Paul Sawtell
Paul Sawtell
Original Music Composer
Fred Jackman Jr.
Fred Jackman Jr.
Director of Photography
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Editor
George Van Marter
George Van Marter
Art Direction
Al Orenbach
Al Orenbach
Set Decoration
William Kissell
William Kissell
Assistant Director

Posters and backgrounds

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