American Empire (1942)
Two men start a ranching empire and battle rustlers, the elements and each other!
Cast
Richard Dix as Dan Taylor
Leo Carrillo as Dominique Beauchard
Preston Foster as Paxton Bryce
Frances Gifford as Abigail ‘Abby’ Taylor, Dan’s Sister
Robert Barrat as Crowder, Small Rancher
Jack La Rue as Pierre, Beauchard Henchman
Guinn “Big Boy” Williams as Sailaway
Cliff Edwards as Runty
Merrill Rodin as Paxton Bryce Jr.
Chris-Pin Martin as Augustin, Beauchard Henchman
Richard Webb as Crane (small rancher)
William Farnum as Louisiana Judge
Etta McDaniel as Willa May, Bryce’s Maid
Hal Taliaferro as Malone
Also
Ben Corbett, Dick Dickinson,
James Ferrara, Sam Flint,
Homer Holcomb, Charles Judels,
Tom London, Frank McCarroll,
Frank Mills, Nestor Paiva, Jack Rockwell,
Jack Shannon, Jimmy Shannon, Earl Spainard and Bob Woodward appear uncredited.
Directed by William C. McGann
Produced by Lewis J. Rachmil (associate producer)
Harry Sherman (producer)
Dick Dickson (producer)
Written by J. Robert Bren (story)
Gladys Atwater (story)
J. Robert Bren (writer) and
Gladys Atwater (writer) and
Ben Grauman Kohn (writer)
Music by Gerard Carbonara
Cinematography Russell Harlan
Edited by Carroll Lewis
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
11 December 1942
Running time
82 minutes
Country United States
Language English
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