Gangster's Den
Gangster's Den is a 1945 American Producers Releasing Corporation Western film of the "Billy the Kid" series directed by Sam Newfield. The film is notable for having three comedy relief characters; Al St. John, Emmett Lynn, and Charles King, who usually plays the villain.
| Gangster's Den | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sam Newfield |
| Written by | George H. Plympton (original story) George H. Plympton (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Sigmund Neufeld (producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
| Edited by | Holbrook N. Todd |
| Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
Release date | 1945 |
Running time | 55 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Fuzzy (Al St. John) is upset that the ranch hands spend their time and money at a saloon where they lose their money drinking and gambling. Fuzzy decides to buy the saloon to keep an eye on the men and moderate their vices, but a shifty lawyer has other ideas and plans to use murder to get his way.
Cast
- Buster Crabbe as Billy Carson
- Al St. John as Fuzzy Jones
- Sydney Logan as Ruth Lane
- Charles King as Butch
- Emmett Lynn as Webb aka Webfoot
- Kermit Maynard as Henchman Curt
- Ed Cassidy as Sheriff
- I. Stanford Jolley as Lawyer Horace Black
- George Chesebro as Dent, Black Henchman
- Karl Hackett as Old Man Taylor, Bar Owner
- Michael Owen as Jimmy Lane, Ruth's Brother
See also
The "Billy the Kid" films starring Buster Crabbe:
- Billy the Kid Wanted (1941)
- Billy the Kid's Round-Up (1941)
- Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
- Billy the Kid's Smoking Guns (1942)
- Law and Order (1942)
- Sheriff of Sage Valley (1942)
- The Mysterious Rider (1942)
- The Kid Rides Again (1943)
- Fugitive of the Plains (1943)
- Western Cyclone (1943)
- Cattle Stampede (1943)
- The Renegade (1943)
- Blazing Frontier (1943)
- Devil Riders (1943)
- Frontier Outlaws (1944)
- Valley of Vengeance (1944)
- The Drifter (1944)
- Fuzzy Settles Down (1944)
- Rustlers' Hideout (1944)
- Wild Horse Phantom (1944)
- Oath of Vengeance (1944)
- His Brother's Ghost (1945)
- Thundering Gunslingers (1945)
- Shadows of Death (1945)
- Gangster's Den (1945)
- Stagecoach Outlaws (1945)
- Border Badmen (1945)
- Fighting Bill Carson (1945)
- Prairie Rustlers (1945)
- Lightning Raiders (1945)
- Terrors on Horseback (1946)
- Gentlemen with Guns (1946)
- Ghost of Hidden Valley (1946)
- Prairie Badmen (1946)
- Overland Riders (1946)
- Outlaws of the Plains (1946)
External links
- Gangster's Den at IMDb
- Gangster's Den is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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