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Panhandle (film)

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Panhandle
Directed byLesley Selander
Written byBlake Edwards
John C. Champion
Produced byJohn Champion
Blake Edwards
StarringRod Cameron
Cathy Downs
Reed Hadley
Anne Gwynne
Blake Edwards
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Music byRex Dunn
Production
company
Champion-Edwards Productions
Distributed byAllied Artists
Release date
  • February 22, 1948 (1948-02-22)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$400,000[1]

Panhandle is a 1948 Western film directed by Lesley Selander and starring Rod Cameron. This Western marked the writing and producing debuts of Blake Edwards and John C. Champion. Champion later reworked the story as the 1966 Audie Murphy western, The Texican. The team of Edwards, Champion, Selander, and star Rod Cameron reteamed for the 1949 western Stampede. Edwards later produced the police drama City Detective starring Cameron. The series was the first syndicated on television.

Plot

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Cast

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  • Rod Cameron as John Sands
  • Cathy Downs as Jean 'Dusty' Stewart
  • Reed Hadley as Matt Garson
  • Anne Gwynne as June O'Carroll
  • Blake Edwards as Floyd Schofield
  • Dick Crockett as Elliott Crockett
  • Rory Mallinson as Sheriff Jim
  • Charles Judels as Botticelli - the Barber
  • Alex Gerry as Raven McBride
  • Francis McDonald as Crump
  • J. Farrell MacDonald as Doc Cooper
  • Henry Hall as Wells
  • Stanley Andrews as Tyler
  • Jeff York as Jack
  • James Harrison as Harland
  • Charles La Torre as Juan
  • Frank Dae as Regan
  • Billy Wayne as Gambler

Production

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The two producers raised $40,000 of the budget themselves, with Monogram providing $140,000.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b THOMAS F. BRADY (October 5, 1947). "ROUND THE HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS: United Artists Buys RKO Pictures to Bolster Program -- A Bit Of Horatio Alger in Wonderland -- Libel Suit -- Other Items". New York Times. p. X5.
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