The Return of Wild Bill

Jun 26, 1940

1h 0m

★ 0.0

Drilling daylight through killers!

Overview

When Matt Kilgore and his men frame and then hang an innocent man, Lige Saunders sends for his son Wild Bill Saunders who arrives to find his father shot by Matt's brother. When the brother is killed in his fight with Bill, Matt sends two fake Deputies to arrest Bill whom he then plans to hang. But Matt's sister, attracted to Bill, overhears the plan and rides for help.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Wild Bill Saunders

Bill Elliott

Sammy Lou Griffin

Iris Meredith

Matt Kilgore

George Lloyd

Kate Kilgore

Luana Walters

Lige Saunders

Edward LeSaint

Ole Mitch

Frank LaRue

Henchman Bart

Chuck Morrison

Cannonball

Dub Taylor

Henchman Deputy

Buel Bryant

Henchman Deputy Hep

William Kellogg

Jake Kilgore

Francis Walker

Townsman

Tex Cooper

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