''The Cherokee Flash'' is a 1945 American
Western
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film directed by
Thomas Carr. It is a
Sunset Carson
Sunset Carson (born Winifred Maurice Harrison or Michael Harrison; November 12, 1920 – May 1, 1990) was an American B-western star of the 1940s.
Early life, acting
Carson was born on November 12, 1920, at Gracemont, Oklahoma, as eith ...
serial Western in which Carson works to free his father and clear the family name from a crime his father did not commit.
Plot
Lawyer Butler, wanting Jeff Carson's ranch, has the Sheriff and his gang frame the bank holdup on him. Then they kill a witness that could free Carson and blame the murder on his son Sunset. But Sunset escapes, frees his father, and then sets a trap to catch the real killers.
Cast
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Sunset Carson
Sunset Carson (born Winifred Maurice Harrison or Michael Harrison; November 12, 1920 – May 1, 1990) was an American B-western star of the 1940s.
Early life, acting
Carson was born on November 12, 1920, at Gracemont, Oklahoma, as eith ...
as Sunset Carson
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Linda Stirling
Linda Stirling (born Louise Schultz; October 11, 1921 – July 20, 1997) was an American showgirl, Model (person), model, and actress. In her later years, she had a second career as a college English professor for more than two decades. She ...
as Joan Mason
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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 Utah
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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 ...
as Jeff Carson
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John Merton
John Merton (born Myrtland F. LaVarre; February 18, 1901 – September 19, 1959) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1927 and 1959, mostly as a villain. He was the brother of filmmakers André de la Varre an ...
as Mark "Blackie" Butler
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Bud Geary
Bud Geary (born Sigsbee Maine Geary;Freese, Gene Scott (2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s—1970s: A Biographical Dictionary'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 103. ."California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", Famil ...
as Sheriff Baldwin
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Frank Jaquet
Frank Garnier Jaquet (March 16, 1885 – May 11, 1958) was an American actor known for playing supporting roles with his career extended from 1934 to the mid-1950s.
Biography
In 1925, Jaquet was part of the Summer stock cast at the Elitch ...
as Doc Mason
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Fred Graham as Tom Stanton
* Joe McGuinn as Deputy Green
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Pierce Lyden
Pierce W. Lyden (January 8, 1908 – October 10, 1998) was an American actor best known for his work in television and film Westerns.
Early life
Lyden was born in a sod house on a ranch near Hildreth, Nebraska on January 8, 1908. The son of a hor ...
as Clint Hawkins
* James Linn as Henchman Rand
References
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1945 films
1945 Western (genre) films
American Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
Republic Pictures films
Films directed by Thomas Carr
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
English-language Western (genre) films
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