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Big Calibre

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Big Calibre
Title card
Directed byRobert N. Bradbury
StarringBob Steele
Production
company
Supreme Pictures
Release date
  • March 8, 1935 (1935-03-08)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Big Calibre is a 1935 American horror Western film produced by Supreme Pictures and directed by Robert N. Bradbury.[1] It premiered on March 8, 1935.[1] The film features Bob Steele as Bob O'Neill, a stockgrower who, seeking vengeance for his murdered father, goes after the murderer, crazed scientist Otto Zenz (Bill Quinn).

Plot

Rancher Bob O'Neill's father is gassed to death by lunatic Otto Zenz. In a bid to avenge his father, Bob tracks the scientist down, and they eventually have a showdown in the dry plains.[2]

Reception

Film critic Bob Magers considers Big Calibre to be one of Steele's finer films.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Green, Paul (2009). Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns: Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Films, Television, and Games. McFarland. p. 32. ISBN 9780786458004.
  2. ^ a b Magers, Bob. "B-WESTERN MOVIE REVIEWS VOL. 1..." Retrieved May 9, 2013.