Stagecoach Kid (1949)
Stagecoach holdup sets stage for murder!
Crooked ranch foreman Thatcher sends his two henchmen, Parnell and Clint, out to murder his boss, wealthy Peter Arnold who has just arrived to retire on his ranch, bringing in tow his daughter, tomboy Jessie, who despises western life and can't wait to run off back to San Francisco. Stagecoach line owner Dave Collins and his sidekick Chito show up just in time to deter the attackers. Collins isn't done yet, though, as a gold shipment sent on one of his stages is stolen by Parnell and Clint, one of whom is recognized by Jessie, attempting to escape back to the west coast. Collins has his hands full trying to retrieve the stolen gold, and dealing with Jessie, who's fallen head-over-heels in love with him.
- Date of release
- 1949-06-02
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Western
- Director
- Lew Landers
Casting
- Tim Holt — Dave Collins
- Richard Martin — Chito Rafferty
- Jeff Donnell — Jessie Arnold
- Joe Sawyer — Thatcher
- Thurston Hall — Peter Arnold
- Carol Hughes — Birdie
- Robert Bray — Henchman Clint
- Robert B. Williams — Parnell (as Robert B. Williams)
- Kenneth MacDonald — Sheriff
- Harry Harvey — Dabney
Interesting facts
Stagecoach Kid is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lew Landers and starring Tim Holt, Jeff Donnell and Richard Martin. It was one of a number of B-Westerns Holt made for RKO.
Production
Filming was to have started 26 July 1948. However this was pushed back until October so Holt could make Gun Runners.
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