Adventures in Silverado

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Adventures in Silverado
Adventures in Silverado poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Phil Karlson
Screenplay byKenneth Gamet
Tom Kilpatrick
Jo Pagano
Based onSilverado Squatters
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Produced by Ted Richmond
Robert Cohn
Starring William Bishop
Gloria Henry
Edgar Buchanan
Forrest Tucker
Edgar Barrier
Cinematography Henry Freulich
Edited by Henry Batista
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 25, 1948 (1948-03-25)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Adventures in Silverado (also known as Above All Laws) is a 1948 American western film directed by Phil Karlson and written by Kenneth Gamet, Tom Kilpatrick and Jo Pagano. The film stars William Bishop, Gloria Henry, Edgar Buchanan, Forrest Tucker, Edgar Barrier and Irving Bacon. The film was released on March 25, 1948, by Columbia Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Silverado is a faraway land where simple folk, reckless cowboys and tough outlaws alike seek to go. But not everyone can get there - the long journey is fraught with many dangers. Only he who manages not to lose heart in a difficult moment, who is only the fastest and bravest can see Silverado.

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References

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  2. "Adventures in Silverado (1948) – Phil Karlson". AllMovie. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  3. "Adventures in Silverado". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved June 6, 2019.