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Cast

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Capt. Jed Kilton

Jane Frazee

Jane Frazee

Chiquita McSweeney

Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston

Sam Ballou

George 'Gabby' Hayes

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Hap Selby

Lynne Roberts

Lynne Roberts

Judy Parker

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

'Judge' Jasper Kincaid

Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll

Spud Kilton

Russell Simpson

Russell Simpson

Adam Parker

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

Dr. Ballou

Roy Barcroft

Roy Barcroft

Sheriff Dan Pendleton

Monte Hale

Monte Hale

The Singer

Crew

Leonard Praskins

Leonard Praskins

Original Story

Robert Presnell Sr.

Robert Presnell Sr.

Screenplay

George Archainbaud

George Archainbaud

Director

Stuart E. McGowan

Stuart E. McGowan

Screenplay

Dorrell McGowan

Dorrell McGowan

Screenplay

Paul Gangelin

Paul Gangelin

Screenplay

Frank Hotaling

Frank Hotaling

Art Direction

Adele Palmer

Adele Palmer

Costume Design

Tony Martinelli

Tony Martinelli

Editor

Reggie Lanning

Reggie Lanning

Director of Photography

Otto Siegel

Otto Siegel

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The Big Bonanza

19445.5 / 1068 min
Drama, Western

Overview

PACKED With SUSPENSE and THRILLS of frontier adventure!

Having been falsely court marshaled for cowardice and sentenced to prison by the Army, Jed Kilton escapes and heads to Nevada Springs to see his kid brother. There he meets his old school friend Sam Ballou. But the two old friends soon find themselves on opposite sides and Sam has Jed arrested. Then when Jed's young brother sees one of Sam's men kill another man, the boy becomes Sam's intended victim.