The Kansan (1943)
- Starring:
- Richard Dix, Jane Wyatt, (more)
- Director(s):
- George Archainbaud
- Category:
- Westerns
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Like several other Harry Sherman Productions of the 1942-43 season, The Kansan was originally slated for a Paramount release, then redirected to United Artists. Richard Dix and Jane Wyatt, stars of the previous Sherman effort Buckskin Frontier, are reunited herein as western lawman John Bonniwell and rancher's daughter Eleanor Sager. After chasing the James Gang out of town, Bonniwell is appointed marshal by local bigwig Steve Barat (Albert Dekker). It turns out, however, that Barat is a crook with delusions of grandeur, hoping to use Bonniwell as a glorified henchman in his rise to power. Meanwhile, an unorthodox romantic triangle develops between Bonniwell, Eleanor as Barat's brother Jeff (Victor Jory). A powerhouse cast makes this modestly-budgeted western seem more expensive than it really was. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 80 mins
Complete Cast:
- Richard Dix - John Bonniwell
- Albert Dekker - Steve Barat
- Victor Jory - Jeff Barat
- Beryl Wallace - Soubrette
- Hobart Cavanaugh - Mayor Josh Hudkins
- Willie Best - Bones
- Rod Cameron - Kelso
- Raphael Bennett - Messenger
- Jane Wyatt - Eleanor Sager
- Eugene Pallette - Tom Waggoner
- Robert Armstrong - Malachy
- Clem Bevans - Bridge Tender
- Francis McDonald - Gil Hatton
- Douglas Fowley - Ben Nash
- Eddy Waller - Ed Gilbert
- George Reeves - Jesse James
- Director(s):
- George Archainbaud
- Writer(s):
- Harold Shumate
- Producer(s):
- Harry Sherman
- Categories:
- Westerns
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