Western · United States of America · 1940 · 1h 0m

The Return of Wild Bill

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Director
Joseph H. Lewis
Cast
Bill Elliott as Wild Bill Saunders Iris Meredith as Sammy Lou Griffin George Lloyd as Matt Kilgore Luana Walters as Kate Kilgore Edward LeSaint as Lige Saunders Frank LaRue as Ole Mitch
Crew
George Meehan — Director of Photography Richard Fantl — Editor Robert Lee Johnson — Writer Fred Myton — Writer Walter J. Coburn — Story Leon Barsha — Producer
Tagline

Drilling daylight through killers!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Joseph H. Lewis Director George Meehan Director of Photography Richard Fantl Editor Robert Lee Johnson Writer Fred Myton Writer Walter J. Coburn Story Leon Barsha Producer
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