''Panhandle'' is a 1948

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film directed by

Lesley Selander Lesley Selander (May 26, 1900 – December 5, 1979) was an American film director of Westerns and adventure movies. His career as director, spanning 127 feature films and dozens of TV episodes, lasted from 1936 to 1968. Before that, Selander was ...

and starring Rod Cameron. This Western marked the writing and producing debuts of

Blake Edwards Blake Edwards (born William Blake Crump; July 26, 1922 – December 15, 2010) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Edwards began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but he soon began writing screenplays and radio s ...

and

John C. Champion John C. Champion (October 13, 1923 in Denver, Colorado, United States – October 10, 1994 in Tarzana, California, US) was an American producer and screenwriter. Biography John C. Champion's first films were two Westerns that he produced and ...

. Champion later reworked the story as the 1966

Audie Murphy Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was an American soldier, actor and songwriter. He was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from t ...

western, ''

The Texican ''The Texican'' is a 1966 American Techniscope Western film produced and written by John C. Champion and directed by Lesley Selander. It is a paella western remake of their 1948 film '' Panhandle'' adapted for the persona of Audie Murphy that ...

''. The team of Edwards, Champion, Selander, and star Rod Cameron reteamed the following year for the western ''

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''. Edwards later produced the police drama '' City Detective'' starring Cameron. The series was the first syndicated on television.

Cast

* Rod Cameron as John Sands *

Cathy Downs Catherine N. Downs (March 3, 1926 – December 8, 1976) was an American film actress. Biography Downs was born in Port Jefferson, New York. She was the daughter of James Nelson Downs and Edna Elizabeth Newman. A model for the Walter Thornton ...

as Jean 'Dusty' Stewart *

Reed Hadley Reed Hadley (born Reed Herring, June 25, 1911 – December 11, 1974) was an American film, television and radio actor. Early life Hadley was born in Petrolia, Texas, to Bert Herring, an oil well driller, and his wife Minnie. Hadley had one ...

as Matt Garson *

Anne Gwynne Anne Gwynne (born Marguerite Gwynne Trice; December 10, 1918 – March 31, 2003) was an American actress who was known as one of the first scream queens because of her numerous appearances in horror films. Gwynne was also one of the most popula ...

as June O'Carroll *

as Floyd Schofield *Dick Crockett as Elliott Crockett *Rory Mallinson as Sheriff Jim *Charles Judels as Botticelli - the Barber *Alex Gerry as Raven McBride *Francis McDonald as Crump *

J. Farrell MacDonald John Farrell MacDonald (June 6, 1875 – August 2, 1952) was an American character actor and director. He played supporting roles and occasional leads. He appeared in over 325 films over a four-decade career from 1911 to 1951, and directed fort ...

as Doc Cooper *Henry Hall as Wells *Stanley Andrews as Tyler *

Jeff York Jeff York (March 23, 1912 – October 11, 1995) was an American film and television actor who began his career in the late 1930s using his given name, Granville Owen Scofield. He was also sometimes credited as Jeff Yorke. Career York served in ...

as Jack *James Harrison as Harland *Charles La Torre as Juan *Frank Dae as Regan *Billy Wayne as Gambler

Production

The two producers raised $40,000 of the budget themselves, with Monogram providing $140,000.

References

External links

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http://panhandle.pro
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