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Cowboy and the Prizefighter (1949)

It's man-to-man... Fist-to-fist excitement!

Genre : Western

Runtime : 59M

Director : Lewis D. Collins
Writer : Jerry Thomas

Synopsis

Red Ryder KO's a fight racket with sidekick Little Beaver (Little Brown Jug) and a new friend.

Actors

Jim Bannon
Jim Bannon
Red Ryder
Emmett Lynn
Emmett Lynn
Buckskin Blodgett
Marshall Reed
Marshall Reed
Bart Osborne
Don Reynolds
Don Reynolds
Little Beaver (as Little Brown Jug)
Marin Sais
Marin Sais
The Duchess
Don Haggerty
Don Haggerty
Steve Stevenson
Karen Randle
Karen Randle
Sue Evans
John Hart
John Hart
Mark Palmer
Lane Bradford
Lane Bradford
Hired gun Deuce Sampson
Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
Miles Stevenson
Frank Ellis
Frank Ellis
Sheriff
Bud Osborne
Bud Osborne
Stagecoach Driver Ernie
Lou Nova
Lou Nova
Bull Mason (the Prizefighter)

Crews

Lewis D. Collins
Lewis D. Collins
Director
Fred Harman
Fred Harman
Characters
Jerry Thomas
Jerry Thomas
Screenplay
Raoul Kraushaar
Raoul Kraushaar
Original Music Composer
Gilbert Warrenton
Gilbert Warrenton
Director of Photography
Joseph Gluck
Joseph Gluck
Editor
Vin Taylor
Vin Taylor
Set Decoration
Lincoln A. Widder
Lincoln A. Widder
Production Manager
Joe Wonder
Joe Wonder
Assistant Director
Jerry Thomas
Jerry Thomas
Producer
Jack Schwarz
Jack Schwarz
Executive Producer
Bartlett A. Carré
Bartlett A. Carré
Associate Producer

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