It Happened Out West

"THE WILD WEST GOES WILDER..when a fist-swinging dude from the East tackles a gun-slinging gang from the badlands!"

1937 1h 5m EN

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4.9

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★10.0TMDB · 1★4.9IMDB · 28

Western

Synopsis

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Bank employee assigned to tell Arizona rancher her property is no good gets suspicious when her foreman agrees. Turns out his banker boss and the foreman know there's silver on that property.

“THE WILD WEST GOES WILDER..when a fist-swinging dude from the East tackles a gun-slinging gang from the badlands!”

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Cast

Paul Kelly
Richard P. 'Dick' Howe
Judith Allen
Ann Martin
Johnny Arthur
Professor Thad Crookshank
LeRoy Mason
Bert Travis
Lew Kelly
Diner Counterman
Russell Hicks
Cooley
Henry Otho
Henchman Hank
Ted Adams
Henchman Tex

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Howard Bretherton
Writers: Earle Snell, Harold Bell Wright
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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89 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Howard Bretherton, shot by Harry Neumann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Paul Kelly and Judith Allen and Johnny Arthur carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "THE WILD WEST GOES WILDER..when a fist-swinging dude from the East tackles a gun-slinging gang from the badlands!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0029055 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Howard Bretherton directs. Harry Neumann behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
289 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Howard Bretherton, shot by Harry Neumann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Paul Kelly and Judith Allen and Johnny Arthur carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "THE WILD WEST GOES WILDER..when a fist-swinging dude from the East tackles a gun-slinging gang from the badlands!".
7IMDB entry: tt0029055 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.