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directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Bob Steele and

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. It was produced as an

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on Poverty Row.Pitts p. 398

Plot

Cast

* Bob Steele as Breezy Bill * Edna Aslin as Barbara Pennypincher *

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as Henry Pennypincher *

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as Gabe Pennypincher *

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as Gabe's Son * J.P. McGowan as Sheriff *

as Bandit *

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as Bandit

References

Bibliography

* Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940''. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

* 1930 films 1930 Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films American Western (genre) films Films directed by J. P. McGowan American black-and-white films 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-US-film-stub