Black Eagle (1948 film)

Black Eagle
Film poster
Directed by	Robert Gordon
Written by	Edward Huebsch (adaptation)
Screenplay by	Edward Huebsch Harold Jacob Smith (as Hal Smith)
Based on	O. Henry (story "The Passing of Black Eagle")
Produced by	Robert Cohn
Starring	William Bishop Virginia Patton Gordon Jones James Bell
Cinematography	Henry Freulich
Edited by	James Sweeney
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	September 16, 1948 (1948-09-16)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Black Eagle is a 1948 American Western film directed by Robert Gordon and starring William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones and James Bell. It is based on the 1909 short story, The Passing of Black Eagle by O. Henry. ^[1]

Plot

A tramp steals a ride in a horsebox, and becomes involved in the fight of the horse's owner against a crooked stock dealer.

Cast

• William Bishop as Jason Bond
• Virginia Patton as Ginny Long
• Gordon Jones as Benji Laughton
• James Bell as Frank Hayden
• Trevor Bardette as Mike Long
• Will Wright as Sheriff Claney
• Edmund MacDonald as Si
• Paul E. Burns as Hank Daniels (as Paul Burns)

See also

• List of American films of 1948

References

1. Goble, Alan (2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film (2011 ed.). De Gruyter Saur. p. 690. ISBN   978-3598114922 . Retrieved June 9, 2020.

External links

• Black Eagle at IMDb