Outlaws of the Plains

"SMOKING 45's Declare Open Season!"

1946 0h 56m EN

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6.3

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6.4

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 3★6.4IMDB · 122

Western

Synopsis

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A gang of swindlers takes advantage of simple-minded Fuzzy Jones.....

“SMOKING 45's Declare Open Season!”

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Cast

Buster Crabbe
Billy Carson
Al St. John
Fuzzy Q. Jones
Patti McCarty
Kitty Reed
Charles King
Nord Finner
Bud Osborne
Sheriff
Budd Buster
Tom Wilson
Roy Brent
Townsman
Slim Whitaker
R.R. Agent Graham

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Newfield
Writers: A. Fredric Evans, Elmer Clifton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) 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 Sam Newfield, shot by Jack Greenhalgh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Holbrook N. Todd 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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Buster Crabbe and Al St. John and Patti McCarty carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "SMOKING 45's Declare Open Season!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sam Newfield directs. Jack Greenhalgh behind the camera. Holbrook N. Todd cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 56-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Sam Newfield, shot by Jack Greenhalgh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Holbrook N. Todd shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Buster Crabbe and Al St. John and Patti McCarty carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "SMOKING 45's Declare Open Season!".
9IMDB entry: tt0038818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.