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Fighting Bill Fargo

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Fighting Bill Fargo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRay Taylor
Screenplay byPaul Franklin
Arthur V. Jones
Dorcas Cochran
Story byPaul Franklin
Produced byWill Cowan
StarringJohnny Mack Brown
Fuzzy Knight
Jean Brooks
Kenneth Harlan
Nell O'Day
Ted Adams
CinematographyCharles Van Enger
Edited byPaul Landres
Production
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Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 9, 1941 (1941-12-09)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fighting Bill Fargo is a 1941 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Paul Franklin, Arthur V. Jones and Dorcas Cochran. The film stars Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Jean Brooks, Kenneth Harlan, Nell O'Day and Ted Adams. The film was released on December 9, 1941, by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3]

Plot

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Bill Fargo, played by Johnny Mack Brown, comes back to his hometown to help his sister run the newspaper their father left them. He soon gets involved in local politics when Hackett, a political boss played by Kenneth Harlan, pulls him into a complicated situation to eliminate honest candidates for sheriff.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Fighting Bill Fargo (1942) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson. "Fighting Bill Fargo (1942) - Ray Taylor". AllMovie. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Fighting Bill Fargo". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
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