Chip of the Flying U (1939)
Chip of the Flying U was Johnny Mack Brown's first western entry for 1940. Brown essays the title role of Chip Bennett, foreman of the Flying U ranch. Before the second reel has tumbled over the spools, Chip finds himself falsely accused of robbery and murder. The actual miscreants are in the employ of a band of foreign gunrunners, who speak in heavily Teutonic accents. Rest assured that Chip makes short work of these bush-league Storm Troopers before the sun sets in the West. Musical interludes are provided by a group calling themselves the Texas Rangers, even though they actually hailed from Kansas City.
Director:
Ralph Staub
Writers:
Andrew Bennison, Ralph Staub, Larry Rhine.
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Johnny Mack Brown as 'Chip' Bennett |
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Bob Baker as 'Dusty' |
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Fuzzy Knight as 'Weary' |
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Doris Weston as Margaret Whitmore |
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Forrest Taylor as J.G. Whitmore |
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Anthony Warde as Ed Duncan |
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Karl Hackett as Hennessy |
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Henry Hall as Banker Wilson |
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Claire Whitney as Miss Robinson |
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Ferris Taylor as Sheriff |
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Cecil Kellogg as Red |
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George Anderson as Foreign Agent |
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Hank Bell as Man on Porch |
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Roy Bucko as Henchman |
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Budd Buster as Rancher |
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Chester Conklin as Joe |
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Robert 'Captain Bob' Crawford as Member The Texas Rangers |
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Edward 'Tookie' Cronenbold as Member The Texas Rangers |
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Frank Ellis as Henchman |
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Herman Hack as Townsman |
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Francis 'Irish' Mahaney as Member The Texas Rangers |
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Roderic 'Dave' May as Member The Texas Rangers |
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Kermit Maynard as Slim |
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Chuck Morrison as Henchman Steve |
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Victor Potel as Station Agent |
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Jack Shannon as Cowhand |
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Harry Tenbrook as Foreign Agent's Henchman |
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Blackjack Ward as Henchman |
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Hank Worden as Cowhand |
| Writing | Andrew Bennison | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bertha Muzzy Sinclair | Novel |
| Directing | Ralph Staub | Director |
| Writing | Ralph Staub | Screenplay |
| Writing | Larry Rhine | Screenplay |
