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Writer:
Robert Buckner (original screenplay)
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Release Date:
8 April 1939 (USA) more
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Tagline:
It's Errol Flynn In His Greatest Role . . . A picture for every red-blooded son and daughter of the stars and stripes ! more
Plot:
Dodge City. A wide-open cattle town run by Jeff Surrett. Even going on a children's Sunday outing is not a safe thing to do... more | add synopsis
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5 Reasons To Like This Old Western more (38 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Errol Flynn ... Wade Hatton

Olivia de Havilland ... Abbie Irving

Ann Sheridan ... Ruby Gilman
Bruce Cabot ... Jeff Surrett
Frank McHugh ... Joe Clemens
Alan Hale ... Rusty Hart
John Litel ... Matt Cole
Henry Travers ... Dr. Irving
Henry O'Neill ... Col. Dodge
Victor Jory ... Yancey
William Lundigan ... Lee Irving
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams ... Tex Baird
Bobs Watson ... Harry Cole
Gloria Holden ... Mrs. Cole
Douglas Fowley ... Munger
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Runtime:
104 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Country rock band Pure Prairie League, who had a mid '70s hit called "Amie" and later employed future country star Vince Gill as lead singer for hits like "Let Me Love You Tonight" and "I'm Almost Ready," took their name from a temperance union portrayed in this film. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Lee Irving fires his six-shooter revolver eight times without reload it. more
Quotes:
Tex Baird: I decided to go back to Texas.
Rusty Hart: What for?
Tex Baird: Oh, I don't know. This place is getting too big and calm and peaceful-like.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean more

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19 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
5 Reasons To Like This Old Western, 14 October 2005
8/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This is one of the better old-time westerns because:

1 - It is a very fast-moving story. No lulls here. 2 - The hero of the story (Errol Flynn) is a very likable guy. 3 - The gorgeous Technicolor (not many color films made around this time) which looks even bolder and brighter on the DVD. 4 - The story sports a good combination of action, drama, romance and comedy. 5 - A very young Olivia de Havilland at her prettiest

This was one of the first westerns to feature a well-known actor, helping to give the genre a boost in reputation. Bruce Cabot and Victory Jory are credible as villains. Alan Hale is tolerable in his normal role as the buffoon. The only disappointment was Ann Sheridan, a beautiful woman who did not look as attractive in this film and had a role much smaller than one would believe from the billing she gets on the DVD back cover.

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