The Taming of the West
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Norman Deming
Bill Elliott
Iris Meredith
Dick Curtis
Dub Taylor
James Craig
Film Details
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Synopsis
When the marshal of the lawless town of Prairie Port is shot while trying to break up a saloon brawl, Wild Bill Saunders, a newcomer to town, rides in pursuit of Turkey, the marshal's assailant. In a hand-to-hand fight with Bill, Turkey falls to his death from a cliff, and Bill is hailed as a hero and offered the job of marshal. Soon after, Mary Jenkins is killed when Rawhide and Handy try to rob her, and Bill arrests them. Carp Blaisdale, the town banker and secret leader of the outlaws, urges Rawhide and Handy to submit to their arrest, promising them that he will intimidate the witnesses into refusing to testify. At Judge Bailey's "Law and Order Meeting," Lem Gardner's wife is the only resident brave enough to testify against the outlaws. Mrs. Gardner testifies that her husband was badly beaten the previous night and is unable to leave the house. Bill adjourns court to get Gardner's testimony, but Slim and Handy shoot Gardner before Bill arrives. Pepper, the owner of the cafe, witnesses the murder, and Slim and Handy are about to eliminate her also, when Bill arrives and arrests them. Pepper then follows Shifty, one of the outlaws, to Blaisdale's bank and reports back to Bill. Setting a trap for the outlaws, Bill transfers his prisoners to the cafe cellar. Soon after, Shifty and Rawhide raid the jail to free their friends, and Cannonball, the jailer, leads them to believe that the outlaws have been transferred to the county seat. In a panic, they rush to confer with Blaisdale. Bill, who has been hiding behind a door in Blaisdale's office, emerges to arrest the trio as they prepare to flee. His job thus accomplished, Bill continues his crusade to bring law and order to the West.
Director
Norman Deming
Cast
Bill Elliott
Iris Meredith
Dick Curtis
Dub Taylor
James Craig
Stanley Brown
Ethan Allen
Kenneth Macdonald
Victor Wong
Charles King
Lane Chandler
Art Mix
Richard Fiske
John Tyrrell
Bob Woodward
Hank Bell
Stella Le Saint
Irene Herndon
Crew
Film Details
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Notes
A working title for this film was Sundown in Helldorado. The studio cast list preserved in the copyright file for the film erroneously lists Don Beddoe in the part played by Charles King. For additional information about the series, see entry above for Pioneers of the Frontier.
