Silly Billies

"Folks, It's a MASSACRE! The "Cuckoos" Are on the Run..and Are the Indians Wild?"

1936 1h 4m EN

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8.5

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★8.5TMDB · 2

WesternComedy

Synopsis

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The boys are a dentist and his assistant traveling to the Old West to open a new practice. Once in town, they buy a business--only to wake up the next day and see that the entire population of this bustling town had left for the California gold fields early that morning! Then, they discover an evil plot to sell out these settlers to some hostile Indians, so they spring to the rescue.

“Folks, It's a MASSACRE! The "Cuckoos" Are on the Run..and Are the Indians Wild?”

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Cast

Bert Wheeler
Roy Banks
Robert Woolsey
Dr. Philip 'Painless' Pennington
Dorothy Lee
Mary Blake
Harry Woods
Hank Bewley
Ethan Laidlaw
Trigger
Chief Thunderbird
Chief Cyclone
Delmar Watson
Martin
Richard Alexander
John Little

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fred Guiol
Writers: Fred Guiol, Al Boasberg, Jack Townley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fred Guiol, shot by Nicholas Musuraca. 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 Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey and Dorothy Lee carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Folks, It's a MASSACRE! The "Cuckoos" Are on the Run..and Are the Indians Wild?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0028250 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Fred Guiol directs. Nicholas Musuraca behind the camera. Roy Webb scores. John Lockert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Fred Guiol, shot by Nicholas Musuraca. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Roy Webb. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor John Lockert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey and Dorothy Lee carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Folks, It's a MASSACRE! The "Cuckoos" Are on the Run..and Are the Indians Wild?".
8IMDB entry: tt0028250 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.