The Return of Wild Bill (1940)
- Starring:
- Iris Meredith, George Lloyd, (more)
- Director(s):
- Joseph H. Lewis
Synopsis of The Return of Wild Bill
Like its predecessor The Man From Tumbleweeds, the 1940 Bill Elliot western The Return of Wild Bill was directed by Joseph H. Lewis, whose innovative choice of camera angles was always well worth watching. Returning to his home town after a long absence, Wild Bill Saunders (Elliot) discovers that his father has been mortally wounded by a gang of frontier hooligans. Adding intrigue to the proceedings is the fact that Katie Kilgore (Luana Anders), one of the film's two leading ladies (the other is Iris Meredith), is the sister of outlaw leader Matt Kilgore (George Lloyd). Seemingly a mere villainess, Katie reveals that she's a lot more complex than anyone imagines, carefully tipping off the honest cattlemen in the district whenever her brother goes on a rampage. Her curious predilection for working both sides of the fence costs Katie her life at fadeout time, but she remains in the memory far longer than any of the film's other plot contrivances. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Return of Wild Bill
- Iris Meredith - Sammy Lou Griffin
- Luana Walters - Kate Kilgore
- Frank LaRue - Ole Mitch
- Chuck Morrison - Bart
- Buel Bryant - Mike
- William "Wild Bill" Elliott - Wild Bill Saunders
- Jack Rockwell
- John Ince
- George Lloyd - Matt Kilgore
- Edward J. Le Saint - Lige Saunders
- Francis Walker - Jake Kilgore
- Dub Taylor - Cannonball
- Jim Corey
- Donald Haines
- John Merton
- Bruce Kellogg - Hep
- Director(s):
- Joseph H. Lewis
- Writer(s):
- Robert Lee Johnson, Fred K. Myton
- Producer(s):
- Leon Barsha
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