''Corpus Christi Bandits'' is a 1945 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by

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and written by Norman S. Hall. The film stars

Allan Lane Allan "Rocky" Lane (born Harry Leonard Albershardt; September 22, 1909 – October 27, 1973) was an American studio leading man and the star of many cowboy B-movies in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in more than 125 films and TV shows i ...

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Jack Kirk Jack Kirk (February 19, 1895 – September 13, 1948) was an American film actor from Missoula, Montana who had roles in over 300 films, mostly B-westerns, from 1926 and 1954. He is interred in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles ...

, Twinkle Watts,

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 ...

and

Roy Barcroft Roy Barcroft (born Howard Harold Ravenscroft; September 7, 1902 – November 28, 1969) was an American character actor famous for playing villains in B-Westerns and other genres. From 1937 to 1957, he appeared in more than 300 films for Republi ...

. The film was released on April 20, 1945, by

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Plot

Captain James Christie of the

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has returned to his home in Texas with a Distinguished Flying Cross earned from being a bomber pilot in the ETO. Prior to meeting the

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, James's father relates the story of his grandfather Corpus Christi Jim. Following the War Between the States, Jim and 3 fellow Confederate soldiers are unable to find work. They rob a stagecoach for a grubstake to set them up. Jim faces down dishonest gambler Wade Larkin and wins his saloon in a card game. He returns the money they robbed from the stagecoach, but Larkin's henchmen and the law are still after Jim.

Cast

as Captain James Christie / Corpus Christi Jim *

as Dorothy Adams *

as Editor Alonzo Adams *Twinkle Watts as Nancy Christie *

as Dad Christie *

as Wade Larkin *

Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...

as Henchman Rocky *

Kenne Duncan Kenne Duncan (February 17, 1903 – February 5, 1972) was a Canadian-born American B-movie character actor. Hyped professionally as "The Meanest Man in the Movies," the vast majority of his over 250 appearances on camera were Westerns, but ...

as Henchman Spade *

Robert J. Wilke Robert Joseph Wilke (May 18, 1914 – March 28, 1989) was an American film and television actor noted primarily for his roles as villains, mostly in Westerns. Early years Wilke was a native of Cincinnati. Before going into acting, he h ...

as Henchman Steve * Ruth Lee as Mom Christie *Ed Cassidy as Marshal Dan Adams *

Emmett Vogan Charles Emmett Vogan (September 27, 1893 – October 6, 1969) was an American actor with almost 500 film appearances from 1934 to 1954, making him, along with Bess Flowers, one of the most prolific film actors of all time. In 1913, Vogan ...

as Texas Governor *Dickie Dillon as Brush *Freddie Chapman as Stinky *Shelby Bacon as Moonlight

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* 1945 films 1940s English-language films American Western (genre) films 1945 Western (genre) films Republic Pictures films American black-and-white films 1940s American films Films about veterans English-language Western (genre) films {{1940s-US-Western-film-stub