The Return of Wild Bill
Drilling daylight through killers!
1940 | 60m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Joseph H. Lewis |
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| Writer: | Robert Lee Johnson, Fred Myton, Walter J. Coburn |
| Staring: |
| When Matt Kilgore and his men frame and then hang an innocent man, Lige Saunders sends for his son Wild Bill Saunders who arrives to find his father shot by Matt's brother. When the brother is killed in his fight with Bill, Matt sends two fake Deputies to arrest Bill whom he then plans to hang. But Matt's sister, attracted to Bill, overhears the plan and rides for help. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 26, 1940 |
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| Director: | Joseph H. Lewis |
| Writer: | Robert Lee Johnson, Fred Myton, Walter J. Coburn |
| Genres: | Western |
| Keywords | vigilante, held captive, lynching, frame up, land grab, cattle rustling |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bill Elliott | Wild Bill Saunders |
| Iris Meredith | Sammy Lou Griffin |
| George Lloyd | Matt Kilgore |
| Luana Walters | Kate Kilgore |
| Edward LeSaint | Lige Saunders |
| Frank LaRue | Ole Mitch |
| Chuck Morrison | Henchman Bart |
| Dub Taylor | Cannonball |
| Buel Bryant | Henchman Deputy |
| William Kellogg | Henchman Deputy Hep |
| Francis Walker | Jake Kilgore |
| Tex Cooper | Townsman |
| Jim Corey | Henchman Mike |
| Donald Haines | Delivers telegram |
| John Ince | Sam Griffin |
| John Merton | Dusty Donahue |
| Bill Nestell | Blacksmith |
| Jack Rockwell | Sheriff |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph H. Lewis | Director |
| Robert Lee Johnson | Writer |
| Richard Fantl | Editor |
| Fred Myton | Writer |
| Walter J. Coburn | Story |
| George Meehan | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Leon Barsha | Producer |
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