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The Light of Western Stars (1940)

Flaming Guns... Flashing Hoofs... as knights of the sage-brush roar across the plains!

Genre : Western, Romance

Runtime : 1H 4M

Director : Lesley Selander
Writer : Norman Houston

Synopsis

Easterner Madeline Hammond buys a ranch not knowing Hayworth is using it to smuggle ammunition across the border. When trouble starts, she brings back Gene Stewart ex-foreman who left the country after fighting with the Sheriff.

Actors

Victor Jory
Victor Jory
Gene Stewart
Jo Ann Sayers
Jo Ann Sayers
Madeline Hammond
Russell Hayden
Russell Hayden
Al Hammond
Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum
Nat Hayworth
Noah Beery Jr.
Noah Beery Jr.
Poco
J. Farrell MacDonald
J. Farrell MacDonald
Bill Stillwell
Ruth Rogers
Ruth Rogers
Florence Kingsley
Tom Tyler
Tom Tyler
Tom Hawes
Rad Robinson
Rad Robinson
Monty
Eddie Dean
Eddie Dean
Nels
Esther Estrella
Esther Estrella
Bonita
Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
Danny
Georgia Ellis
Georgia Ellis
Helen
Earl Askam
Earl Askam
Sneed
Lucio Villegas
Lucio Villegas
Don Manuel
Ted Billings
Ted Billings
Saloon Waiter
Roy Bucko
Roy Bucko
Henchman
Bob Burns
Bob Burns
Informer
Jim Corey
Jim Corey
Ranch Hand
Dick Dickinson
Dick Dickinson
Barfly
Merrill McCormick
Merrill McCormick
Eddie
Lee Phelps
Lee Phelps
Train Conductor

Crews

Lesley Selander
Lesley Selander
Director
Zane Grey
Zane Grey
Novel
Norman Houston
Norman Houston
Screenplay
Russell Harlan
Russell Harlan
Director of Photography
Victor Young
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Sherman A. Rose
Sherman A. Rose
Editor
Harry Sherman
Harry Sherman
Producer
Lewis J. Rachmil
Lewis J. Rachmil
Art Direction
Derwin Abrahams
Derwin Abrahams
Assistant Director
Earl Sitar
Earl Sitar
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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