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Silver Range

Silver Range

Silver Range

Silver Range

Where A Slow Trigger Means SUDDEN DEATH!

1946•53m•

★10.0(1 ratings)

WesternAction

Overview

Veteran cowboy star Johnny Mack Brown plays a cattle buyer turned prairie sleuth in this low-budget oater from Monogram, which co-stars perennial old-timer Raymond Hatton as a retired U.S. Marshal assigned to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a rancher. As the two old friends soon learn, a gang of smugglers headed by the town's banker (Frank LaRue) needs the use of the Flying Arrow Ranch for their nefarious purposes.

Director

Lambert Hillyer

Writers

J. Benton Cheney

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Main Cast

Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Mack Brown

Johnny Bronton

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Tucson Smith

Jan Bryant

Jan Bryant

Jeanne Willoughby

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Sheriff Bill Armstrong

Terry Frost

Terry Frost

Foreman Red Cameron

Eddie Parker

Eddie Parker

Bart Nelson

Ted Adams

Ted Adams

Jason Turner

Frank LaRue

Frank LaRue

Steve Ferguson (as Frank La Rue)

Cactus Mack

Cactus Mack

Larry

Lane Bradford

Lane Bradford

Browning

Dee Cooper

Dee Cooper

Faro

Billy Dix

Billy Dix

Chuck

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Lambert Hillyer
Assistant Director: Eddie Davis

Writing

Screenplay: J. Benton Cheney

Production

Producer: Scott R. Dunlap

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Harry Neumann

Editing

Editor: Fred Maguire

Keywords

smuggling (contraband)trap

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Where A Slow Trigger Means SUDDEN DEATH!"

#2

The film was directed by Lambert Hillyer.

#3

The screenplay was written by J. Benton Cheney.

#4

Cinematography was handled by Harry Neumann.

#5

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0038941.

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Rating

10.0/10

Masterpiece

1 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Silver Range

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Monogram Pictures