The Light of Western Stars

Apr 17, 1940

1h 4m

★ 2.5

Flaming Guns... Flashing Hoofs... as knights of the sage-brush roar across the plains!

Overview

Easterner Madeline Hammond buys a ranch not knowing Hayworth is using it to smuggle ammunition across the border. When trouble starts, she brings back Gene Stewart ex-foreman who left the country after fighting with the Sheriff.

Genres

Western

Romance

Production Companies

Harry Sherman Productions

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Cast

Gene Stewart

Victor Jory

Madeline Hammond

Jo Ann Sayers

Al Hammond

Russell Hayden

Nat Hayworth

Morris Ankrum

Poco

Noah Beery Jr.

Bill Stillwell

J. Farrell MacDonald

Florence Kingsley

Ruth Rogers

Tom Hawes

Tom Tyler

Monty

Rad Robinson

Nels

Eddie Dean

Bonita

Esther Estrella

Danny

Alan Ladd

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