Battle of Greed

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Battle of Greed
Battle of Greed poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Howard Higgin
Written by John T. Neville
Produced by E.B. Derr
Bernard A. Moriarty
Starring Tom Keene
Gwynne Shipman
James Bush
Cinematography Paul Ivano
Edited by Donald Barratt
Music by Abe Meyer
Production
company
Crescent Pictures
Distributed byCrescent Pictures
Release date
  • January 18, 1937 (1937-01-18)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Battle of Greed is a 1937 American Western film directed by Howard Higgin and starring Tom Keene, Gwynne Shipman and James Bush. [1]

Contents

The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell.

Plot

A silver strike in Virginia City leads to cutthroat completion to exploit the discovery.

Cast

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References

  1. Pitts p.22

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