Adventures of Gallant Bess

Adventures of Gallant Bess
Directed by	Lew Landers
Written by	Matthew Rapf (screenplay)
Produced by	Jerry Briskin (producer) Matthew Rapf (producer)
Starring	Cameron Mitchell Audrey Long Fuzzy Knight James Millican John Harmon
Cinematography	William Bradford
Edited by	Harry Komer
Music by	Irving Gertz
Distributed by	Eagle-Lion Films
Release dates	1948 (USA) September 5, 1952 (1952-09-05) (Sweden)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Adventures of Gallant Bess is a 1948 American contemporary Western film directed by Lew Landers and filmed in Cinecolor. It has no relation to producer Matthew Rapf's father Harry Rapf's film Gallant Bess.

Plot summary

Drifting and down on his luck cowboy Ted Daniels captures a beautiful mustang, names her Bess and teaches her a variety of tricks. Fate turns on him when he rides Bess into town where she causes expensive damage to motor vehicles as Ted drinks in a bar. Ted thinks his luck will change by winning a large prize in a local rodeo, but the unscrupulous carnival owner, who wants Bess to appear in his show, has one of his stooges cover the horns of the steer Ted is to wrestle with slippery oil breaking Ted's leg in the process.

Having no money, Ted sells Bess to the traveling carnival where she is mistreated and forced into performing in their show. As Ted recovers he plans to reunite with Bess.

Cast

• Cameron Mitchell as Ted Daniels
• Audrey Long as Penny Gray
• Fuzzy Knight as Woody
• James Millican as Bud Millerick
• John Harmon as Blake
• Edward Gargan as Deputy Sheriff
• Harry Cheshire as Edward "Doc" Gray
• Cliff Clark as Sheriff
• Evelyn Eaton as Billie

External links

• Adventures of Gallant Bess at IMDb
• Adventures of Gallant Bess is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive