Six-Gun Gold
1941 film by David Howard
- August 8, 1941 (1941-08-08) (U.S.)[1]
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Six Gun Gold is a 1941 western film directed by David Howard and starring Tim Holt, Ray Whitley and Jan Clayton.[3] It was produced and distributed by RKO Pictures.[4]
Plot
Don, Smokey and Whopper stop a runaway stagecoach and save passenger Jenny Blanchard on their way to Placerville, where the marshal is Don's brother, Brad.
When he gets to town, Don finds someone impersonating his brother. The law counters by accusing Don and his pals of being horse thieves. Jenny vouches for their integrity with father Ben and sister Penny.
It turns out the stagecoach line owner's assistant is behind a gold-shipment theft and other crimes. Don and local miners get involved, saving the day.
Cast
- Tim Holt as Don Cardigan
- Fern Emmett as Jenny
- Jan Clayton as Penny
- Eddy Waller as Ben
- Ray Whitley as Smokey
- Lee White as Whopper
- LeRoy Mason as Reynolds, fake Brad Cardigan
- Eddy Waller as Ben Blanchard
- Fern Emmett as Jenny Blanchard
- Davison Clark as Robinson
- Harry Harvey as Vander
- Slim Whitaker as Deputy Miller
- Lane Chandler as Brad Cardigan
- Jim Corey as Deputy
Reception
The film made a profit of $22,000.[2] It was also critically well received.[5]
References
- ^ "Six-Gun Gold: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ^ a b c Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p56.
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p162
- ^ Fetrow p.454
- ^ "Tim Holt Rides a Perilous Race". The Advocate. Burnie, Tas.: National Library of Australia. January 8, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
Bibliography
- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links
- Six-Gun Gold at IMDb
- Six-Gun Gold at the TCM Movie Database
- Six-Gun Gold at AllMovie
- Six-Gun Gold at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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Films directed by David Howard
- The Rainbow Trail (1931)
- There Were Thirteen (1931)
- Mystery Ranch (1932)
- The Golden West (1932)
- Robbers' Roost (1933)
- Smoke Lightning (1933)
- The Mystery Squadron (1933)
- The Lost Jungle (1934)
- Crimson Romance (1934)
- In Old Santa Fe (1934)
- The Marines Are Coming (1934)
- Thunder Mountain (1935)
- Hard Rock Harrigan (1935)
- Whispering Smith Speaks (1935)
- O'Malley of the Mounted (1936)
- The Mine with the Iron Door (1936)
- The Border Patrolman (1936)
- Daniel Boone (1936)
- Conflict (1936)
- Park Avenue Logger (1937)
- Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
- Border G-Man (1938)
- Painted Desert (1938)
- The Renegade Ranger (1938)
- Lawless Valley (1938)
- Arizona Legion (1939)
- Trouble in Sundown (1939)
- The Rookie Cop (1939)
- Timber Stampede (1939)
- The Fighting Gringo (1939)
- The Marshal of Mesa City (1939)
- Legion of the Lawless (1940)
- Bullet Code (1940)
- Prairie Law (1940)
- Triple Justice (1940)
- Six-Gun Gold (1941)
- Dude Cowboy (1941)
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