California Firebrand (1948)
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The tragic death from a heart attack of veteran supporting player LeRoy Mason marred the filming of this, Monte Hale's first music western of 1948. Returning to the town of Gunnison to investigate the murder of his uncle, Hale is mistaken for a notorious outlaw (Daniel M. Sheridan) and hired as the town's new sheriff by crooked mayor Douglas Evans. Assigned to run the local gold miners off their claims, Hale and sidekick Paul Hurst instead work to trap the real culprits, nasty Tristram Coffin and his gang of cutthroats. Coffin, who also appears disguised as a dimwitted Indian, was in many ways LeRoy Mason's replacement as Republic Pictures' resident Mustachioed Boss Villain. Filmed in the studio's low-budget color system, Trucolor, California Firebrand once again teamed Hale with the singing group Foy Willing & the Riders of the Purple Sage, this time featuring girl singer Alice Tyrrell. According to an unsubstantiated claim, Forrest Tucker dubbed the voice of supporting actor Daniel M. Sheridan. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Monte Hale - Monte Hale
- Paul Hurst - Chuck Waggoner
- Tristram Coffin - Jim Requa/Jud Babbit
- Douglas Evans - Lance Dawson
- Duke York - Zeke Mason
- Foy Willing
- Adrian Booth - Joyce Mason
- Alice Tyrrell - Dulcey Waggoner
- LeRoy Mason - Luke Hartell
- Sarah Edwards - Granny Mason
- The Riders of the Purple Sage
- Director(s):
- Philip Ford
- Writer(s):
- J. Benton Cheney, John K. Butler
- Producer(s):
- Melville Tucker
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