Big Calibre

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Big Calibre
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Directed by Robert N. Bradbury
Screenplay byRobert N. Bradbury
Story by Perry Murdock
Starring Bob Steele
CinematographyWilliam Hyer
Edited by S. Roy Luby
Production
company
Supreme Pictures
Release date
  • March 8, 1935 (1935-3-8)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Big Calibre is a 1935 American Western film produced by Supreme Pictures and directed by Robert N. Bradbury. [1] It premiered on March 8, 1935. [1] The film features Bob Steele as Bob O'Neill, a stockgrower who, seeking vengeance for his murdered father, goes after the murderer, crazed scientist Otto Zenz (Bill Quinn).

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Plot

Rancher Bob O'Neill's father is gassed to death by lunatic Otto Zenz. In a bid to avenge his father, Bob tracks the scientist down, and they eventually have a showdown in the dry plains. [2]

Cast

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Reception

Film critic Bob Magers considers Big Calibre to be one of Steele's finer films. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Paul (2009). Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns: Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Films, Television, and Games. McFarland. p. 32. ISBN   9780786458004.
  2. 1 2 Magers, Bob. "B-Western Movie Reviews, Vol. 1" . Retrieved May 9, 2013.


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