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California Firebrand(1948)
Status: Released
Date: 1948-04-01
55%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 3m
CALIFORNIA HERE HE COMES!
Overview:
Directed by Philip Ford in 1948. When cowboy Monte Hale (Monte Hale) returns home to investigate his uncle's murder, he's mistaken for a fierce outlaw and is hired by the town's corrupt mayor, Lance Dawson (Douglas Evans), as the new sheriff. But Monte secretly works to undermine Dawson's land-grabbing schemes. Monte defends the feisty owner (Lorna Gray) of a gold mine that Dawson covets, although she is suspicious of the cowpoke's loyalties and demands that he prove himself.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: California Firebrand
Top 10 Billed Cast
Monte Hale
Monte Hale
Lorna Gray
Joyce Mason (as Adrian Booth)
Paul Hurst
Chuck Waggoner
Tristram Coffin
Jim Requa aka Jud Babbit
LeRoy Mason
Luke Hartell
Chuck Roberson
Gunman
Douglas Evans
Lance Dawson
Sarah Edwards
Granny Hortense Mason
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Overview
Directed by Philip Ford in 1948. When cowboy Monte Hale (Monte Hale) returns home to investigate his uncle's murder, he's mistaken for a fierce outlaw and is hired by the town's corrupt mayor, Lance Dawson (Douglas Evans), as the new sheriff. But Monte secretly works to undermine Dawson's land-grabbing schemes. Monte defends the feisty owner (Lorna Gray) of a gold mine that Dawson covets, although she is suspicious of the cowpoke's loyalties and demands that he prove himself.
Release Date
1948-04-01
Average
5.5
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
CALIFORNIA HERE HE COMES!
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