Sunset Carson Rides Again
| Sunset Carson Rides Again | |
|---|---|
 Original 1948 movie poster. | |
| Directed by | Oliver Drake |
| Written by | Elmer Clifton (original screenplay) |
| Produced by | Oliver Drake (associate producer) Walt Maddox (producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Clark Ramsey |
| Edited by | Ralph Dixon |
Production company | Yucca Pictures |
| Distributed by | Astor Pictures Corporation |
Release date | 10 September 1948 |
Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sunset Carson Rides Again is a 1948 American Western film produced and directed by Oliver Drake and shot on his own ranch.[1] Filmed in 1947 in Kodachrome on 16mm film, the film was the first of Drake's Yucca Pictures Corporation to star Sunset Carson.[2] The film was released by Astor Pictures Corporation in 35mm Cinecolor.[3]
Plot summary
Bob Ward comes out West to seek vengeance on his father's murderer. Jumping off a freight train he becomes lost in the desert and drinks water out of a poison spring with near fatal consequences. He is rescued by none other that Sunset Carson who Bob believes murdered his father.
Keeping his name a secret, Ward is nursed to health by Sunset's sister Joan. He becomes enemies with Sunset's partner and foreman Sam Webster. Seeing Sam mistreat a horse, the two begin brawling. Sunset decides to give the men a chance to have a fight, but the brawl will become a boxing match with the proceeds to go to erect the area's first schoolhouse. However Sam has a scheme to obtain the money himself and get rid of Sunset and Bob Ward simultaneously.
Cast
- Sunset Carson
- Al Terry as Bob Ward aka Kansas Kid
- Pat Starling as Joan Carson
- John L. Cason as Sam Webster
- Dan White as Sheriff Norton
- Pat Gleason as Referee Brown
- Stephen Keyes as Henchman Murdock
- Ron Ormond as Jim Pizor (Henchman)
- Bob Curtis as "Tin-Cup" Callahan
- Joe Hiser as "Shorty" McDuff
- Bill Vall as "Slugger" Appolodamus
- Forrest Matthews as Sam Nevens
- Don Gray as Henchman Rand
- Dale Harrison as Tomkins
- The Rodeo Revelers as Musicians
Soundtrack
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References
- ^ http://www.movielocationsplus.com/drake.htm
- ^ p. 64 Driscoll, Jim Reflections of a "B" Movie Junkie: A tribute to, and Homage of, the "B"-Movie Genre Films of the Saturday Matinees... Xlibris Corporation, 30 Dec 2008
- ^ pp. 192-193 Reid, John Howard Your Colossal Main Feature Plus Full Support Program Lulu.com, 23 Mar 2005
External links
- Sunset Carson Rides Again at IMDb
- Sunset Carson Rides Again is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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