Cowboy and the Prizefighter

"It's man-to-man... Fist-to-fist excitement!"

1949 0h 59m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Western

Synopsis

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Red Ryder KO's a fight racket with sidekick Little Beaver (Little Brown Jug) and a new friend.

“It's man-to-man... Fist-to-fist excitement!”

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Cast

Jim Bannon
Red Ryder
Emmett Lynn
Buckskin Blodgett
Marshall Reed
Bart Osborne
Don Reynolds
Little Beaver (as Little Brown Jug)
Marin Sais
The Duchess
Don Haggerty
Steve Stevenson
Karen Randle
Sue Evans
John Hart
Mark Palmer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lewis D. Collins
Writers: Jerry Thomas
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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77 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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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lewis D. Collins, shot by Gilbert Warrenton. 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 Raoul Kraushaar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jim Bannon and Emmett Lynn and Marshall Reed carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's man-to-man... Fist-to-fist excitement!".

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The take

Lewis D. Collins directs. Gilbert Warrenton behind the camera. Raoul Kraushaar scores. Joseph Gluck cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 59-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
277 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Red Ryder Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Lewis D. Collins, shot by Gilbert Warrenton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Raoul Kraushaar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Joseph Gluck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jim Bannon and Emmett Lynn and Marshall Reed carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's man-to-man... Fist-to-fist excitement!".
9IMDB entry: tt0178352 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.