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Powder River

Powder River

Powder River

Powder River

Every blistering emotion that ever blasted into the west poured into Powder River

1953•1h 18m•

★6.4(8 ratings)

Western

Overview

Ex-marshal Chino Bull has hung up his guns until his prospecting partner is shot dead. Chino then takes over as the law in town, forming a friendship with gun-man Mitch Hardin and making enemies of the Logan brothers. When Hardin' girl from the east arrives, he makes her pretty unwelcome - as does his new flame, saloon owner Frenchie.

Director

Writers

Sam Hellman, Stuart N. Lake, Daniel Mainwaring

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Main Cast

Rory Calhoun

Rory Calhoun

Chino Bullock

Corinne Calvet

Corinne Calvet

Frenchie Dumont

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Mitch Hardin

Penny Edwards

Penny Edwards

Debbie Allen

Carl Betz

Carl Betz

Loney Logan

John Dehner

John Dehner

Harvey Logan

Raymond Greenleaf

Raymond Greenleaf

Prudy

Victor Sutherland

Victor Sutherland

Mayor Lowery

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Louis King

Writing

Screenplay: Sam Hellman
Screenplay: Stuart N. Lake
Writer: Daniel Mainwaring

Production

Production Manager: William Eckhardt
Producer: André Hakim

Music & Sound

Sound: Harry M. Leonard
Sound: Bernard Freericks

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Edward Cronjager

Editing

Editor: William B. Murphy

Art Direction

Art Direction: Chester Gore
Set Decoration: Fred J. Rode
Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist: Ben Nye
Costume Design: Travilla

Visual Effects

Visual Effects: Ray Kellogg

Keywords

marshal

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Every blistering emotion that ever blasted into the west poured into Powder River"

#2

The runtime is 78 minutes (1h 18m).

#3

The film was directed by Louis King.

#4

The screenplay was written by Sam Hellman and Stuart N. Lake.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Edward Cronjager.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0046202.

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Rating

6.4/10

Average

8 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Powder River

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox