Movie: The Return of Wild Bill

Top 10 Billed Cast

Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott

Wild Bill Saunders

Iris Meredith
Iris Meredith

Sammy Lou Griffin

George Lloyd
George Lloyd

Matt Kilgore

Luana Walters
Luana Walters

Kate Kilgore

Edward LeSaint
Edward LeSaint

Lige Saunders

Frank LaRue
Frank LaRue

Ole Mitch

Chuck Morrison
Chuck Morrison

Henchman Bart

Dub Taylor
Dub Taylor

Cannonball

Buel Bryant
Buel Bryant

Henchman Deputy

William Kellogg
William Kellogg

Henchman Deputy Hep

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    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

    1940-06-26

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
  • Tagline

    Drilling daylight through killers!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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