The Bad Man of Brimstone (1938)
Wallace Beery plays one of his patented good bad guys in this MGM Western. "Trigger" Bill (Beery) is an outlaw with a heart of gold who discovers that his estranged son Jeffrey Burton (Dennis O'Keefe) has become a prizefighter. In his attempts to get Jeffrey out of the ring and into law school, Bill reforms and gives up thieving. When the villainous "Blackjack" McCreedy (Bruce Cabot) tries to interfere with Bill and Jeffrey's lives, however, Bill must return to the way of the gun. This film was initially released in a sepia-tone tint; most prints now available are in black-&-white. ~ Nicole Gagne, Rovi
- Starring:
- Wallace Beery, Virginia Bruce, (more)
- Director(s):
- J. Walter Ruben
Synopsis of The Bad Man of Brimstone
Wallace Beery plays one of his patented good bad guys in this MGM Western. "Trigger" Bill (Beery) is an outlaw with a heart of gold who discovers that his estranged son Jeffrey Burton (Dennis O'Keefe) has become a prizefighter. In his attempts to get Jeffrey out of the ring and into law school, Bill reforms and gives up thieving. When the villainous "Blackjack" McCreedy (Bruce Cabot) tries to interfere with Bill and Jeffrey's lives, however, Bill must return to the way of the gun. This film was initially released in a sepia-tone tint; most prints now available are in black-&-white. ~ Nicole Gagne, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Bad Man of Brimstone
- Wallace Beery - "Trigger" Bill
- Dennis O'Keefe - Jeffrey Burton
- Lewis Stone - Mr. Jack Douglas
- Bruce Cabot - "Blackjack" McCreedy
- Guinn "Big Boy" Williams - Vulch McCreedy
- Arthur Hohl - Doc Laramie
- Charles Grapewin - Barney Lane
- Scotty Beckett
- Virginia Bruce - Loretta Douglas
- Joseph Calleia - Ben
- Guy Kibbee - "Eight Ball" Harrison
- Cliff Edwards - Buzz McCreedy
- Noah Beery, Sr. - Ambrose Crocker
- John Qualen - Loco
- Robert H. Barrat - Hank Summers
- Director(s):
- J. Walter Ruben
- Writer(s):
- Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum
- Producer(s):
- Harry Rapf
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