''Fighting Bill Carson'' is a 1945 American
Western
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film directed by
Sam Newfield
Sam Newfield, born Samuel Neufeld (December 6, 1899 – November 10, 1964), also known as Sherman Scott or Peter Stewart, was an American Film director, director, one of the most prolific in American film history—he is credited with directin ...
and written by
Louise Rousseau. The film stars
Buster Crabbe
Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his c ...
,
Al St. John,
Kay Hughes,
I. Stanford Jolley,
Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard (September 20, 1897 – January 16, 1971) was an American actor and stuntman. He appeared in 280 films between 1927 and 1962.
Early years
Born in Vevay, Indiana, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Maynard and a lookalike ...
and John Cason. The film was released on October 31, 1945, by
Producers Releasing Corporation
Producers Releasing Corporation (generally known as PRC) was the smallest and least prestigious of the 11 Hollywood film companies of the 1940s. It was considered a prime example of what was called " Poverty Row": a low-rent stretch of Gower St ...
.
Plot
Cast
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Buster Crabbe
Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983) was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimming event, which launched his c ...
as Billy Carson
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Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones
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Kay Hughes as Jean Darcy
*
I. Stanford Jolley as Clay Allison
*
Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard (September 20, 1897 – January 16, 1971) was an American actor and stuntman. He appeared in 280 films between 1927 and 1962.
Early years
Born in Vevay, Indiana, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Maynard and a lookalike ...
as Cass
*John Cason as Joe
*John L. Buster as Steve
*
Bud Osborne
Leonard Miles "Bud" Osborne (July 20, 1884 – February 2, 1964) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 600 films and television programs between 1912 and 1963.
Biography
Osborne was born Miles Osborne in Knox County, Texas, ...
as Sheriff
See also
The "Billy the Kid" films starring Buster Crabbe:
* ''
Billy the Kid Wanted'' (1941)
* ''
Billy the Kid's Round-Up
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Animals
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* Billy ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Billy the Kid Trapped
''Billy the Kid Trapped'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield.
Plot
Imprisoned and sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit, Billy, Fuzzy and Jeff break out of jail. The three escapees discover that there are thr ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns
''Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Milton Raison and George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Dave O'Brien, John Merton, Milton Kibbee and Ted Adams ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Law and Order'' (1942)
* ''
Sheriff of Sage Valley
''Sheriff of Sage Valley'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield.
Plot
Billy, Fuzzy and Jeff interrupt a stagecoach robbery and discover that one of the passengers, the sheriff of Sage Valley was shot in the back by one of t ...
'' (1942)
* ''
The Mysterious Rider'' (1942)
* ''
The Kid Rides Again
''The Kid Rides Again'' is a 1943 American western directed by Sam Newfield. The film was one of the Billy the Kid (film series), Billy the Kid (film series by Producers Releasing Corporation. It was Iris Meredith's last credited feature film ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Fugitive of the Plains
''Fugitive of the Plains'' is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the "Billy the Kid" series directed by Sam Newfield. In April 1947 PRC re-released the film as a "streamlined" (edited) "Bronco Buckaroo" version ti ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Western Cyclone
''Western Cyclone'' is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western (genre), Western film of the Billy the Kid (film series), "Billy the Kid" series directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as ''Frontier Fighters'' (cut Amer ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Cattle Stampede
''Cattle Stampede'' is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the "Billy the Kid" series directed by Sam Newfield.
Plot
Pursued through Arizona by a gang of outlaws turned bounty hunters for the massive reward on Bill ...
'' (1943)
* ''
The Renegade'' (1943)
* ''
Blazing Frontier
''Blazing Frontier'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as ''Blazing Range'' (American recut version).
Plot
Cast
*Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid
* Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones
* Marjorie Manne ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Devil Riders
''Devil Riders'' is a 1943 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. It was the first film in Producers Releasing Corporation's Billy the Kid film series where Crabbe changed his name to "Billy Carson".
Plot
Billy and Fuzzy are in charge ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Frontier Outlaws
''Frontier Outlaws'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and shot at Corriganville Movie Ranch.Schneider, Jerry L. ''The Corriganville Movie Ranch Filmography'' Lulu Press, Inc, 29 Jun 2014 It was the second film in Produce ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Valley of Vengeance
''Valley of Vengeance'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Joseph O'Donnell. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Evelyn Finley, Donald Mayo, David Polonsky and Glenn Strange. The film was released o ...
'' (1944)
* ''
The Drifter'' (1944)
* ''
Fuzzy Settles Down
''Fuzzy Settles Down'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield.
Plot
Two cowboys, Fuzzy Jones and Billy Carson, catch a pair of bank robbers; and then are endowed with the reward money. In the town of Red Rock the local newspap ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Rustlers' Hideout
''Rustlers' Hideout'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. In 1940 Crabbe had followed and replaced Bob Steele in the role of Billy the Kid in a series of B-Westerns. After 19 films as Billy, the character was renamed Billy ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Wild Horse Phantom'' (1944)
* ''
Oath of Vengeance
In Mormonism, the oath of vengeance (or law of vengeance) was part of the endowment ritual of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) implemented in 1845. Participants swore an oath to pray for God to avenge the blood of p ...
'' (1944)
* ''
His Brother's Ghost'' (1945)
* ''
Thundering Gunslingers'' (1945)
* ''
Shadows of Death'' (1945)
* ''
Gangster's Den'' (1945)
* ''
Stagecoach Outlaws'' (1945)
* ''
Border Badmen'' (1945)
* ''Fighting Bill Carson'' (1945)
* ''
Prairie Rustlers
''Prairie Rustlers'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Evelyn Finley, Karl Hackett, I. Stanford Jolley and Bud Osborne. The film was released on Nov ...
'' (1945)
* ''
Lightning Raiders'' (1945)
* ''
Terrors on Horseback'' (1946)
* ''
Gentlemen with Guns'' (1946)
* ''
Ghost of Hidden Valley'' (1946)
* ''
Prairie Badmen'' (1946)
* ''
Overland Riders'' (1946)
* ''
Outlaws of the Plains
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Plot
Cast
* Buster Crabbe as Billy Carson
* Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones
* Pat ...
'' (1946)
References
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