Flame of the West (1945)
Flame of the West has always attracted more attention than most of Johnny Mack Brown's Monogram westerns, if for no other reason than the offbeat casting of Douglass Dumbrille. Usually seen in villainous roles, Dumbrille herein offers a sincere, effective performance as a scrupulously honest US marshal named Nightlander. When he takes on a gang of crooked gamblers, Nightlander is shot down in cold blood, compelling frontier doctor John Poole (Johnny Mack Brown) to put his Hippocratic oath on the back burner and strap on the shootin' irons.
Director:
Lambert Hillyer
Writer:
Adele Buffington
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Johnny Mack Brown as Dr. John Poore |
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Raymond Hatton as Add Youman |
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Joan Woodbury as Poppy Rand |
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Douglass Dumbrille as Marshal Tom Nightlander |
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Lynne Carver as Abbie Compton |
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Tom Quinn as Bartender Ed |
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Harry Woods as Wisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods) |
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Ray Bennett as Henchman Rocky (as Raphael Bennett) |
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Riley Hill as Cowhand Midland |
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Jack Ingram as Henchman Slick |
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John Merton as Carl Compton |
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Jack Rockwell as Rancher Bill Knott |
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Steve Clark as Rancher Hendricks |
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Pee Wee King as Band Leader Pee Wee |
| Writing | Bennett Foster | Story |
| Directing | Lambert Hillyer | Director |
| Writing | Adele Buffington | Screenplay |
| Directing | Eddie Davis | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Harry Neumann | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dan Milner | Editor |
| Art | Vin Taylor | Set Decoration |
| Production | Scott R. Dunlap | Producer |
| Art | E.R. Hickson | Art Direction |
