The Last Bandit
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| Directed by | Joseph Kane |
| Written by | Thames Williamson Luci Ward Jack Natteford |
| Produced by | Joseph Kane |
| Starring | Wild Bill Elliott Lorna Gray Forrest Tucker Andy Devine |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
| Music by | R. Dale Butts |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Last Bandit is a 1949 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Bill Elliott, Lorna Gray and Forrest Tucker. It was a remake by Republic Pictures of the 1941 film The Great Train Robbery[1] with a larger budget and using the studio's Trucolor process. The film was remade again in 1952 as South Pacific Trail.
Synopsis
Frank Norris, now working as a railroad detective, is implicated in an attempt by his former outlaw colleagues to rob a series of gold shipments.
Partial cast
- Wild Bill Elliott as Frank Norris / Frank Plummer
- Lorna Gray as Kate Foley / Kate Sampson
- Forrest Tucker as Jim Plummer
- Andy Devine as Casey Brown
- Jack Holt as Mort Pemberton
- Minna Gombell as Winnie McPhail
- Grant Withers as Ed Bagley
- Virginia Brissac as Kate's Mother
- Louis Faust as Hank Morse
- Stanley Andrews as Jeff Baldwin
- Martin Garralaga as Patrick Moreno
- Joseph Crehan as Local No. 44 Engineer
- Charles Middleton as Blindfolded Circuit Rider
References
- ^ Fetrow p.263
Bibliography
- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links
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