Marshal of Cripple Creek

"ACTION-CRAMMED...Action-Packed,Action-Filled ADVENTURE!"

1947 0h 58m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB

Western

Synopsis

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Tom Lambert arrives and Long John Case gets him into trouble. To protect his wife and son he refuses to talk and is sent to prison. Long John then gets Lambert's son into his outlaw gang but Lambert is told the boy's problems are caused by Red Ryder. So Lambert breaks prison planning to kill Red. [Written by Maurice Van Auken]

“ACTION-CRAMMED...Action-Packed,Action-Filled ADVENTURE!”

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Cast

Allan Lane
Red Ryder
Robert Blake
Little Beaver
Martha Wentworth
Duchess Wentworth
Trevor Bardette
Tom Lambert
Tom London
Baker
Roy Barcroft
Henchman Sweeney
Gene Roth
Long John Case
William Self
Dick Lambert

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: R.G. Springsteen
Writers: Earle Snell
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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79 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Red Ryder Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by R.G. Springsteen, shot by William Bradford. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mort Glickman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Editor Harold Minter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Allan Lane and Robert Blake and Martha Wentworth carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

R.G. Springsteen directs. William Bradford behind the camera. Mort Glickman scores. Harold Minter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 58-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
279 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Red Ryder Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by R.G. Springsteen, shot by William Bradford. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mort Glickman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Harold Minter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Allan Lane and Robert Blake and Martha Wentworth carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "ACTION-CRAMMED...Action-Packed,Action-Filled ADVENTURE!".
10IMDB entry: tt0039612 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.