''Dangerous Venture'' is a 1947 American

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film directed by

George Archainbaud George Archainbaud (May 7, 1890 – February 20, 1959) was a French-American film and television director. Biography In the beginning of his career he worked on stage as an actor and manager. He came to the United States in January 1914, and st ...

and written by

Doris Schroeder Doris Schroeder (February 7, 1893 – January 4, 1981) was an American screenwriter and publicity woman. Biography Born in New York, Doris was the daughter of Edward Schroeder and Phoebe Kent. She attended Brooklyn Girls High School befo ...

. The film stars William Boyd, Andy Clyde,

Rand Brooks Arlington Rand Brooks Jr. (September 21, 1918 – September 1, 2003) was an American film and television actor. Early life Brooks was born in Wright City, Missouri. He was the son of Arlington Rand Brooks, a farmer. His mother and he moved ...

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, Douglas Evans and

Harry Cording Hector William "Harry" Cording (26 April 1891 – 1 September 1954) was an English-American actor. He is perhaps best remembered for his roles in the films '' The Black Cat'' (1934) and ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' (1938). Life and career ...

. The film was released on May 23, 1947, by

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Plot

This movie was a western based cowboy and indians movies. It included the traditional idea of indians and cow boys fighting against each other over taken land. William Boyd played a risk-taking cowboy who was going to avenge the death of his family due to the aggravated aggression of the natives. this movie is action packed and highly considered a classic.

Cast

* William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy * Andy Clyde as California Carlson *

as Lucky Jenkins *

as Chief Xeoli * Douglas Evans as Dr. Grimes Atwood *

as Dan Morgan * Betty Alexander as Dr. Sue Harmon *

Francis McDonald Francis McDonald (August 22, 1891 – September 18, 1968) was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years. Early years Born on August 22, 1891, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, McDonald was the son of John Francis McDonald and Catherine Ashlu ...

as Henchman Kane *

Neyle Morrow Francis Neyle Marx Jr. (October 28, 1914 – September 30, 2006) was an American film and television actor. Morrow was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He began his screen career in 1940, appearing in the film '' Drums of the Desert''. In the sa ...

as Jose * Patricia Tate as Talu * Bob Faust as Henchman Stark *

Kenneth Tobey Kenneth Jesse Tobey (March 23, 1917 – December 22, 2002) was an extremely prolific American actor who performed in hundreds of productions during a career that spanned more than half a century, including his role as the star of the 1957-1 ...

as Red * Jack Quinn as The Marshal *

Bill Nestell Bill Nestell (March 3, 1893 – October 18, 1966) was an American film actor and stuntman. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1926 and 1950. He was born in California, and died in Bishop, California from a heart attack. Selected fil ...

as Pete, the Cook

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* * * * 1947 films American black-and-white films Films directed by George Archainbaud United Artists films American Western (genre) films 1947 Western (genre) films Hopalong Cassidy films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-Western-film-stub