Sheriff of Sage Valley

"BILL TRIES HIS HAND AT LAW ENFORCEMENT...And The Biggest Swindle On The Prairie Blows Up With A Bang!"

1942 0h 57m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 7

Western

Synopsis

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Billy and his pals, on the run from the law again, travel to Sage Valley where Billy is made Sheriff. The local outlaw gang is run by Kansas Ed who closely resembles Billy. Ed captures Billy and changing clothes with him, now plans to run the town as Sheriff.

“BILL TRIES HIS HAND AT LAW ENFORCEMENT...And The Biggest Swindle On The Prairie Blows Up With A Bang!”

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Cast

Buster Crabbe
Billy the Kid / Kansas Ed
Al St. John
Fuzzy Jones
Dave O'Brien
Jeff
Maxine Leslie
Janet
Charles King
Sloane
John Merton
Nick
Kermit Maynard
Slim Jankins
Hal Price
Harrison

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Newfield
Writers: Milton Raison, George Wallace Sayre
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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84 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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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Buster Crabbe and Al St. John and Dave O'Brien carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "BILL TRIES HIS HAND AT LAW ENFORCEMENT...And The Biggest Swindle On The Prairie Blows Up With A Bang!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035316 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sam Newfield directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
284 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.
5Buster Crabbe and Al St. John and Dave O'Brien carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "BILL TRIES HIS HAND AT LAW ENFORCEMENT...And The Biggest Swindle On The Prairie Blows Up With A Bang!".
7IMDB entry: tt0035316 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.