The Taming of the West (1939)
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Synopsis of The Taming of the West
Cowboy star Bill Elliot makes his first appearance in his familiar guise of "Wild Bill" in Columbia's Taming of the West. When a gang of cattle rustlers knocks off several sheriffs in quick succession, it's up to Wild Bill to get to the bottom of things. The moment he pins on his marshal's badge, our hero is marked for extermination by head villain Rawhide (Dick Curtis). Fortunately, the usually eagle-eyed villains are lousy shots when t comes to bumping off Wild Bill, and justice prevails. Iris Meredith takes a break from Columbia's Charles Starrett series to play Elliot's leading lady, while Dub "Cannonball" Taylor provides dubious comedy relief. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Taming of the West
- Iris Meredith - Pepper
- Dub Taylor - Cannonball
- Stanley Brown - Slim
- Don Beddoe
- Victor Wong
- George Morrell
- John Tyrrell
- Lane Chandler
- Richard Fiske
- Dick Curtis - Rawhide
- James Craig - Handy
- Ethan Allen - Judge Bailey
- Art Mix
- Charles King
- Bob Woodward
- Kenneth MacDonald
- William "Wild Bill" Elliott - Wild Bill Saunders
- Hank Bell
- Director(s):
- Norman Deming
- Writer(s):
- Robert Lee Johnson, Charles Francis Royal
- Producer(s):
- Leon Barsha
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