Driftin' River (1946)
LAND OF THE LAWLESS!
Eddie Dean (Eddie Dean) and his partner Soapy Jones (Roscoe Ates), under government orders, proceed to the ranch of J.C. Morgan (Shirley Patterson to buy cavalry remounts for the Army. At the ranch, they find out that J.C. is a girl. The nearby town of Dow City is under the control of a lawless trio headed by Trigger (Lee Roberts, Clem Kensington (Foxy Callahan) and Joe Morino (Dennis Moore). A member of the gang is Tucson Brown (Lee Bennett), one of J.C.'s trusted hands. When Eddie decides to buy the horses, Tucson steals the herd to prevent the sale. Soldiers, sent to investigate, are brutally murdered. The aroused townspeople elect Tennessee (William Fawcett, J.C.'s foreman, as sheriff. When the outlaws murder Tennessee, Eddie and Soapy, along with the reformed Tucson, swing into action.
- Date of release
- 1946-10-01
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Western
- Director
- Robert Emmett Tansey
Casting
- Eddie Dean — Eddie Dean
- Roscoe Ates — Soapy
- Shirley Patterson — J.C. Morgan
- Lee Bennett — Tucson Brown
- William Fawcett — Tennessee
- Dennis Moore — Joe Marino
- Lottie Harrison — Senora
Interesting facts
Driftin' River is a 1946 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Eddie Dean, Roscoe Ates, Shirley Patterson, Lee Bennett, William Fawcett, Dennis Moore, Lottie Harrison, Robert Callahan, Lee Roberts, Donald Murphy and Forrest Taylor. The film was released on October 1, 1946, by Producers Releasing Corporation.
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