The Big Bonanza

1944

1h 8m

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Having been falsely court marshaled for cowardice and sentenced to prison by the Army, Jed Kilton escapes and heads to Nevada Springs to see his kid brother. There he meets his old school friend Sam Ballou. But the two old friends soon find themselves on opposite sides and Sam has Jed arrested. Then when Jed's young brother sees one of Sam's men kill another man, the boy becomes Sam's intended victim.

Writers

Dorrell McGowan(screenplay by)
Paul Gangelin(screenplay by)
Stuart E. McGowan(screenplay by)
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Richard Arlen
Capt. Jed Kilton
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Jane Frazee
Chiquita McSweeney
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Lynne Roberts
Judy Parker
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J.M. Kerrigan
'Judge' Jasper Kincaid
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Bobby Driscoll
Spud Kilton
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Russell Simpson
Adam Parker
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Frank Reicher
Dr. Ballou
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Roy Barcroft
Sheriff Dan Pendleton
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Monte Hale
The Singer

Writers

Dorrell McGowan(screenplay by)
Paul Gangelin(screenplay by)
Stuart E. McGowan(screenplay by)

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Release date

December 30, 1944 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

Republic Pictures

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