Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Directed by	Ray Enright
Written by	Charles Grayson Paul Gerard Smith Raymond L. Schrock
Produced by	Bryan Foy Edmund Grainger
Starring	Constance Bennett Bruce Cabot Warren William Betty Brewer
Cinematography	Ted D. McCord
Edited by	Clarence Kolster
Music by	Howard Jackson Heinz Roemheld (uncredited)
Production company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	January 31, 1942 (1942-01-31)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Wild Bill Hickok Rides is a 1942 American western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Bruce Cabot and Warren William. Bennett was paid $10,000 for her appearance, a significant drop from what she had recently been earning. Cabot is one of a number of actors to have played Wild Bill Hickock on screen.

Plot

After her Chicago gambling hall burns down in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Belle Andrews accepts an offer from an ambitious businessmen Harry Farrel to accompany him to Powder River, Montana to open a new casino. However, once there, she becomes disgusted by his criminal activities and joins forces with Wild Bill Hickok to thwart his plans.

Main cast

• Constance Bennett as Belle Andrews
• Bruce Cabot as Wild Bill Hickok
• Warren William as Harry Farrel
• Betty Brewer as Jane 'Janey' Nolan
• Walter Catlett as Sylvester W. Twigg
• Ward Bond as Sheriff Edmunds
• Howard Da Silva as Ringo - the Prosecutor
• Frank Wilcox as Jim Martin - Ned's Lawyer
• Faye Emerson as Peg - Chorus Girl
• Lucia Carroll as Flora - Chorus Girl
• Julie Bishop as Violet - Chorus Girl
• Russell Simpson as Edward 'Ned' Nolan
• J. Farrell MacDonald as Judge Henry Hathaway
• Lillian Yarbo as Daisy - Belle's Maid
• Cliff Clark as Vic Kersey
• Trevor Bardette as Sam Bass
• Elliott Sullivan as Bart Hanna
• Dick Botiller as Sager
• Ray Teal as Beadle

Bibliography

• Kellow, Brian. The Bennetts: An Acting Family. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

External links

• Wild Bill Hickok Rides at IMDb