Plainsman and the Lady | |
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Directed by | Joseph Kane |
Screenplay by | Richard Wormser |
Story by | Michael Uris Ralph Spence |
Produced by | Joseph Kane |
Starring | Wild Bill Elliott Vera Ralston Gail Patrick Joseph Schildkraut |
Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
Edited by | Fred Allen |
Music by | George Antheil |
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Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plainsman and the Lady is a 1946 American western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Vera Ralston, Gail Patrick and Joseph Schildkraut. It produced and distributed released by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3] It was larger-budget film than the second features Republic traditionally produced, as owner Herbert Yates attempted to gain greater prestige and profits at the box office.
St. Louis, Missouri in 1859. The wealthy owner of the Pony Express Michael H. Arnesen partners with gambler and frontiersman Sam Colton to protect his mail service from attacks from Native American warriors and bandits working for his competitor, stagecoach owner Peter Marquette. Things are complicated by the fact that Arnesen's wife Cathy is in love with Marquette. Colton himself, falls for Arnesen's daigjter Ann.