The Man from Tumbleweeds

"HERE COMES BILL with both guns blazing...blasting the bandits from the range!"

1940 0h 59m EN

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★5.0TMDB · 3

Western

Synopsis

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Wild Bill Saunders recruits a team of paroled convicts to subdue a lawless gang.

“HERE COMES BILL with both guns blazing...blasting the bandits from the range!”

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Cast

Bill Elliott
Wild Bill Saunders
Iris Meredith
'Spunky' Cameron
Dub Taylor
Cannonball
Ray Bennett
Powder Kilgore
Francis Walker
Lightning Barlow
Ernie Adams
Shifty Sheldon
Al Hill
Honest John Webster
Stanley Brown
Slash

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Writers: Charles F. Royal
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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86 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Wild Bill Saunders Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joseph H. Lewis, shot by George Meehan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Bill Elliott and Iris Meredith and Dub Taylor carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "HERE COMES BILL with both guns blazing...blasting the bandits from the range!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0032750 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Joseph H. Lewis directs. George Meehan behind the camera. Charles Nelson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
286 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Wild Bill Saunders Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Joseph H. Lewis, shot by George Meehan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Charles Nelson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bill Elliott and Iris Meredith and Dub Taylor carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "HERE COMES BILL with both guns blazing...blasting the bandits from the range!".
8IMDB entry: tt0032750 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.