''Boss of Rawhide'' is a 1943 American

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film written and directed by

Elmer Clifton Elmer Clifton Forsyth (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American director, screenwriter, and actor from the early silent days. Early life Elmer Clifton Forsyth was born in Toronto, Canada, to Cecil Carl Forsyth and Margaret Nicoll ...

. The film stars Dave O'Brien, James Newill, Guy Wilkerson,

Nell O'Day Nell O'Day (September 22, 1909 – January 5, 1989) was an accomplished American equestrian and B-movie actress of the 1930s and 1940s. Biography O'Day was born in Prairie Hill, Texas. Her father was an official with a railroad. Her firs ...

, Ed Cassidy and

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. The film was released on November 20, 1943, by

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Plot

The boss of the Rawhide district of Texas is extorting farmers and small ranchers as well as murdering them with a sniper rifle when they do not pay. The Texas Rangers enter Rawhide to bring justice undercover; Tex as a tramp and Jim and Panhandle as members of a

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Cast

* Dave O'Brien as Tex Wyatt * James Newill as Jim Steele * Guy Wilkerson as Panhandle Perkins *

as Mary Colby *Ed Cassidy as Henry Colby *

as Sam Barrett *

Billy Bletcher William Bletcher (September 24, 1894 – January 5, 1979) was an American actor. He was known for voice roles for various classic animated characters, most notably Pete in Walt Disney's ''Mickey Mouse'' short films and the Big Bad Wolf in Di ...

as Jed Bones * Charles King as Frank Hade *

George Chesebro George Newell Chesebro (July 29, 1888 – May 28, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 400 films between 1915 and 1954. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and died in Los Angeles, California. Partial filmography * ''Mi ...

as Joe Gordon * Robert F. Hill as Captain John Wyatt *

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as Minstrel *Lucille Vance as Widow Perriwinkle

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* {{Elmer Clifton 1943 films 1940s English-language films American Western (genre) films 1943 Western (genre) films Producers Releasing Corporation films Films directed by Elmer Clifton American black-and-white films 1940s American films English-language Western (genre) films

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