The Return of Wild Bill | |
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Directed by | Joseph H. Lewis |
Screenplay by | Robert Lee Johnson Fred Myton |
Story by | Walt Coburn |
Produced by | Leon Barsha |
Starring | Wild Bill Elliott Iris Meredith George Lloyd Luana Walters Edward LeSaint Frank LaRue |
Cinematography | George Meehan |
Edited by | Richard Fantl |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Return of Wild Bill is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Robert Lee Johnson and Fred Myton. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, George Lloyd, Luana Walters, Edward LeSaint and Frank LaRue. The film was released on June 27, 1940, by Columbia Pictures.[1][2][3] It is the fourth and last in Columbia Pictures' series of four "Wild Bill Saunders" films, which began with The Taming of the West.[4]
Plot
[edit]Cast
[edit]- Wild Bill Elliott as Wild Bill Saunders
- Iris Meredith as Sammy Lou Griffin
- George Lloyd as Matt Kilgore
- Luana Walters as Kate Kilgore
- Edward LeSaint as Lige Saunders
- Frank LaRue as Ole Mitch
- Francis Walker as Jake Kilgore
- Chuck Morrison as Bart
- Dub Taylor as Cannonball
- Buel Bryant as Mike
- William Kellogg as Hep
- John Ince as Sam Griffin
- Jack Rockwell as Sheriff
- John Merton as Dusty Donahue
- Donald Haines as Bobby
References
[edit]- ^ "The Return of Wild Bill (1940) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "The Return of Wild Bill (1940) - Joseph H. Lewis". AllMovie. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ "The Return of Wild Bill". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- ^ Blottner, Gene (2011). "Wild Bill Saunders". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.