California Firebrand (1948)
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.
Director:
Philip Ford
Writers:
J. Benton Cheney, John K. Butler.
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Monte Hale as Monte Hale |
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Lorna Gray as Joyce Mason (as Adrian Booth) |
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Paul Hurst as Chuck Waggoner |
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Alice Tyrrell as Dulcey Waggoner |
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Tristram Coffin as Jim Requa aka Jud Babbit |
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LeRoy Mason as Luke Hartell |
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Chuck Roberson as Gunman |
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Dan Sheridan as Gunsmoke Lowery |
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Douglas Evans as Lance Dawson |
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Sarah Edwards as Granny Hortense Mason |
| Directing | Philip Ford | Director |
| Writing | J. Benton Cheney | Screenplay |
| Writing | John K. Butler | Screenplay |
| Writing | James R. Webb | Story |