Dugan of the Bad Lands
Brief Synopsis
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The first of the series known as(and called such by Monogram)the "Bill 'n Andy" series with western star Bill Cody and a young Andy Shuford. Not a series in the usual sense as neither played continuing characters in the series and weren't always called Bill and Andy. Cody's trademark---intentional or otherwise---was a 20-gallon hat rather than the usual 10-gallon variety, and clothes that always seemed to have been made for someone a lot bigger than Bill Cody was...plus he would wear as many as three or four different hats(always big) within the same film, and have at least two or more costume changes(none that fit his frame)in most of his films.Costume changes in B-Westerns was out of the norm, primarily for budget and continuity reasons, but Cody had a large wardrobe and evidently brought most of it with him with intent to use.This one has Andy's father dying in the desert and Cody comes along and adopts him or something.They help Sheriff Manning(John Elliott)chase down his crooked deputy Dan Kirk(Ethan Laidlaw), and Andy gets a deputy's badge(junior version) and Bill gets the sheriff's daughter, June(Blanche Mehaffey.)
Cast & Crew
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Robert North Bradbury
Director
Bill Cody
Bill Dugan
Andy Shuford
Andy
Blanche Mahaffey
June Manning
Ethan Laidlaw
Dan Kirk
Earl Dwire
Lang
Film Details
Genre
Western
Release Date
Jul
27,
1931
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Monogram Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Monogram Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 6m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
5,266ft
Synopsis
When Andy's father dies in the desert, Bill Dugan rescues Andy and the two become partners. After they find Sheriff Manning, who has been knocked out by a gang of smugglers and left to die in the desert, they agree to help him track his attackers and are deputized. Bill and Andy convince the gang leader that Manning is dead. In order to gather evidence against them, the two trail the outlaws. June Manning, the sheriff's daughter, mistakenly thinks Bill has killed her father, but the truth is revealed after the outlaws are captured.
Director
Robert North Bradbury
Director
Cast
Bill Cody
Bill Dugan
Andy Shuford
Andy
Blanche Mahaffey
June Manning
Ethan Laidlaw
Dan Kirk
Earl Dwire
Lang
Julian Rivero
Piedro
John Elliott
Sheriff Manning
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Western
Release Date
Jul
27,
1931
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Monogram Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Monogram Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 6m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
5,266ft
Quotes
Trivia
This film is presumed lost. Please check your attic.
Notes
This was the first of several Monogram films to co-star Bill Cody and Andy Shuford.
