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The Fighting Marshal 
Summary
The Fighting Marshal is a 1931 American Pre-Code Western film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Tim McCoy.[1]
| The Fighting Marshal | |
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| Directed by | D. Ross Lederman |
| Written by | Frank Howard Clark (story) Frank Howard Clark (adaptation) Frank Howard Clark (dialogue) |
| Starring | Tim McCoy |
| Cinematography | Benjamin H. Kline (as Benjamin Kline) |
| Edited by | Otto Meyer |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Tim Benton (Tim McCoy) is falsely accused of killing his own father and escapes from prison along with brutish Red Larkin (Matthew Betz). The fugitives head for the former Benton mine now operated by the villainous John Sebastian (Ethan Laidlaw), where Tim plans to rob the payroll. En route, they are discovered by Bob Dinsmore (Anders Van Haden), the new marshal of Silver City, who is killed by Red.[2]
Cast edit
- Tim McCoy as Tim Benton
- Dorothy Gulliver as Alice Wheeler
- Matthew Betz as Red Larkin
- Mary Carr as Aunt Emily
- Pat O'Malley as Deputy Ed Myers
- Edward LeSaint as Warden Decker
- Harry Todd as Pop
References edit
- ^ Hans J. Wollstein (2014). "The Fighting Marshal". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
- ^ The Fighting Marshal film profile, allmovie.com; accessed July 22, 2015.
External links edit
- The Fighting Marshal at IMDb
- The Fighting Marshal at AllMovie
- The Fighting Marshal at the TCM Movie Database
- The Fighting Marshal at the American Film Institute Catalog
