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  • The Man from Tumbleweeds (1940)
  • Passed
    59 min | Western
The Man from Tumbleweeds (1940)
Passed
59 min | Western

Powder Kilgore (Ray Bennett as Raphael Bennett) kills freighter Jeff Cameron (Edward LeSaint) and the latter's daughter, "Spunky" (Iris Meredith), sends for gunfighter Wild Bill Saunders (Bill Elliott, in another of his more than 195 films...See morePowder Kilgore (Ray Bennett as Raphael Bennett) kills freighter Jeff Cameron (Edward LeSaint) and the latter's daughter, "Spunky" (Iris Meredith), sends for gunfighter Wild Bill Saunders (Bill Elliott, in another of his more than 195 films in which he was never, not once, billed as William 'Wild Bill' Elliott.) Bill finds that few men care to buck the Kilgore gang, and he gets consent from Governor Dawson (Don Beddoe) to form a state ranger's organization out of gunmen now in prison, the men to be pardoned if they prove themselves worthy. (A plot line used at least six times by writer/director Robert Emmett Tansey elsewhere in a ten year period.) Bill whips a Kilgore henchman, Lightning Barlow (Francis Walker), who is offering "Spunky" protection in return for a half-share in her freighting business. Bill jails Barlow and other Kilgore gang members when he and his "rangers" foil an attempted gold-shipment holdup. "Spunky" and her helper Cannonball (Dub Taylor) stumble on Kilgore's hideout and are taken prisoner. Bill rescues them, but Kilgore and his henchman surround the hideout. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writer
Charles F. Royal (original screenplay) (as Charles Francis Royal)
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May 2, 1940 (United States)

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34 cast members
Name Known for
Bill Elliott
Wild Bill Saunders Wild Bill Saunders   See fewer
Iris Meredith
'Spunky' Cameron 'Spunky' Cameron   See fewer
Dub Taylor
Cannonball Cannonball   See fewer
Ray Bennett
Powder Kilgore (as Raphael Bennett) Powder Kilgore (as Raphael Bennett)   See fewer
Francis Walker
Lightning Barlow Lightning Barlow   See fewer
Ernie Adams
Shifty Sheldon Shifty Sheldon   See fewer
Al Hill
Honest John Webster Honest John Webster   See fewer
Stanley Brown
Henchman Dixon (Ranger Dixon in credits) Henchman Dixon (Ranger Dixon in credits)   See fewer
Richard Fiske
Ranger Slash (Henchman Slash in credits) Ranger Slash (Henchman Slash in credits)   See fewer
Edward LeSaint
Jeff Cameron Jeff Cameron   See fewer
Don Beddoe
Governor Dawson Governor Dawson   See fewer
Hank Bell
Stage Driver (uncredited) Stage Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Bruce Bennett
Prison Warden (uncredited) Prison Warden (uncredited)   See fewer
Buel Bryant
Ranger (uncredited) Ranger (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Cecil
Wilson - Governor's Butler (uncredited) Wilson - Governor's Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
George Chesebro
Bank Robber (uncredited) Bank Robber (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Clark
Tumbleweeds Marshal (uncredited) Tumbleweeds Marshal (uncredited)   See fewer
Tex Cooper
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Art Dillard
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Evans
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
George Fiske
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Olin Francis
Blake - Bearded Bank Robber (uncredited) Blake - Bearded Bank Robber (uncredited)   See fewer
George Hazel
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Jones
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack King
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Laughton
Banker Jackson (uncredited) Banker Jackson (uncredited)   See fewer
Jay Lawrence
Ranger (uncredited) Ranger (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Low
Ranger (uncredited) Ranger (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank McCarroll
Stage Guard (uncredited) Stage Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
George Morrell
Bank Teller (uncredited) Bank Teller (uncredited)   See fewer
Herman Nowlin
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
John Tyrrell
Ranch Henchman (uncredited) Ranch Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Blackie Whiteford
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Wilson
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
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