Canyon City(1943)
See DON Red BARRY Smash A Desperate Outlaw Gang That Threatens To Destroy A Thriving Frontier Town!
A mystery man, identifying himself as the outlaw Nevada Kid, and his comical sidekick, help the townspeople of Canyon City solve a series of murders, robberies, and threats to destroy their new power dam in the first days of electrification of the wild west.
Movie: Canyon City
Top 10 Billed Cast
Terry Reynolds posing as the Nevada Kid
Edith Gleason
Beauty Bradshaw
Webb Hepburn
Craig Morgan
Emerson Wheeler
Jeff Parker
Twinkle Hardy
Henchman Mac
Henchman Turner
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A mystery man, identifying himself as the outlaw Nevada Kid, and his comical sidekick, help the townspeople of Canyon City solve a series of murders, robberies, and threats to destroy their new power dam in the first days of electrification of the wild west.
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1943-11-24
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See DON Red BARRY Smash A Desperate Outlaw Gang That Threatens To Destroy A Thriving Frontier Town!
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