''Sheriff of Sage Valley'' is a 1942 American
Western
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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 the other passengers. Upon arrival in Sage Valley Mayor Jed Harrison appoints Billy Sheriff to arrest the criminal mastermind Kansas Ed that turns out to be Billy's long lost brother.
Cast
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Buster Crabbe
Clarence Linden Crabbe II (; February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983), known professionally as Buster Crabbe, was an American two-time Olympic swimmer and film and television actor. He won the 1932 Olympic gold medal for 400-meter freestyle swimmi ...
as
Billy the Kid
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/ Kansas Ed Bonney
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Al St. John as
Fuzzy
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Dave O'Brien as Jeff
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Maxine Leslie as Janet Morley – Casino Singer
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Charles King as Sloane, Casino Proprietor
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John Merton
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as Nick Gaynor – Kansas Henchman
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Kermit Maynard
Kermit Maynard (September 20, 1897 – January 16, 1971) was an American actor and stuntman.
Early years
Born in Vevay, Indiana, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Maynard and a lookalike younger brother of actor Ken Maynard; they were ...
as Henchman Slim Jankins
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Hal Price
Harry Franklin "Hal" Price (June 24, 1886 – April 15, 1964) was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 260 films between 1930 and 1952. He is the father of character actress and comedian Lu Leonard.
On stage, Price ...
as Mayor Jed Harrison
Soundtrack
*Maxine Leslie – "The Man Who Broke My Heart" (Written by
Johnny Lange
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Biography
Lange was born in Philadelphia ...
and
Lew Porter)
See also
The "Billy the Kid" films starring Buster Crabbe:
* ''
Billy the Kid Wanted'' (1941)
* ''
Billy the Kid's Round-Up
''Billy the Kid's Round-Up'' is a 1941 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield and written by Fred Myton. The film stars Buster Crabbe, Al St. John, Carleton Young, Joan Barclay, Glenn Strange and Charles King. The film was released ...
'' (1941)
* ''
Billy the Kid Trapped'' (1942)
* ''
Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns'' (1942)
* ''
Law and Order
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'' (1942)
* ''Sheriff of Sage Valley'' (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 by Producers Releasing Corporation. It was Iris Meredith's last credited feature film role.
Cast
*Buster Crab ...
'' (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 r ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Western Cyclone
''Western Cyclone'' is a 1943 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the "Billy the Kid" series directed by Sam Newfield. The film is also known as ''Frontier Fighters'' (cut American reissue title).
Plot
On a western la ...
'' (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 Bil ...
'' (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).
Cast
*Buster Crabbe as Billy the Kid
* Al St. John as Fuzzy Q. Jones
*Marjorie Manners as H ...
'' (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 charg ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Frontier Outlaws
''Frontier Outlaws'' is a 1944 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield shot at the Corriganville Movie Ranch.Schneider, Jerry L. ''The Corriganville Movie Ranch Filmography'' Lulu Press, Inc, 29 Jun 2014 It was the second film in Produc ...
'' (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 ...
'' (1944)
* ''
The Drifter
A drifter is a vagrant who moves from place to place without a fixed home or employment.
Drifter(s) or The Drifter(s) may also refer to:
Films and television Films
* ''The Drifter'' (1917 film), an American film directed by Fred Kelsey
* ''Th ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Fuzzy Settles Down'' (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 Bill ...
'' (1944)
* ''
Wild Horse Phantom'' (1944)
* ''
Oath of Vengeance
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'' (1944)
* ''
His Brother's Ghost
''His Brother's Ghost'' is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield.
Plot
When a group of gunmen are running sharecroppers off their land, rancher Andy Jones sends for his friend Billy Carson to organise the sharecroppers to figh ...
'' (1945)
* ''
Thundering Gunslingers
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'' (1945)
* ''
Shadows of Death'' (1945)
* ''
Gangster's Den'' (1945)
* ''
Stagecoach Outlaws'' (1945)
* ''
Border Badmen'' (1945)
* ''
Fighting Bill Carson'' (1945)
* ''
Prairie Rustlers'' (1945)
* ''
Lightning Raiders
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Career
The Lig ...
'' (1945)
* ''
Terrors on Horseback'' (1946)
* ''
Gentlemen with Guns'' (1946)
* ''
Ghost of Hidden Valley'' (1946)
* ''
Prairie Badmen'' (1946)
* ''
Overland Riders'' (1946)
* ''
Outlaws of the Plains'' (1946)
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1940s English-language films
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