The Boy From Indiana

"All the thrills and romance of the great outdoors!"

1950 1h 6m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

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5.8

IMDB

★9.0TMDB · 1★5.8IMDB · 53

Drama

Synopsis

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Happy-go-lucky aspiring sportswriter Lon Decker from Indiana who has aspirations of becoming a sportswriter meets the shrewd and larcenous old man, "Mac" Dougal during his wandering. Mac likes to ensure his bets on Quarter-Horse races by doping a horse or two here and there. When Lon finds out Mac intends to fleece wealthy rancher Zelda Bagley he sets out to stop him.

“All the thrills and romance of the great outdoors!”

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Cast

Lon McCallister
Lon Decker
Lois Butler
Betty Richards
Billie Burke
Zelda Bagley
George Cleveland
Robert Bruce Mac Dougall
Allen Church
Corbett
Jerry Ambler
Burke
Victor Cox
Thorne
Robert Pollard
Dr. Huffins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Rawlins
Writers: Otto Englander
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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76 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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CAST

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Lon McCallister and Lois Butler and Billie Burke carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "All the thrills and romance of the great outdoors!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0042278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 66-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
276 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Lon McCallister and Lois Butler and Billie Burke carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "All the thrills and romance of the great outdoors!".
6IMDB entry: tt0042278 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.