Chartroose Caboose

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Chartroose Caboose
Chartroose Caboose poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam 'Red' Reynolds
Screenplay byRod Peterson
Produced byStanley W. Daugherty
Starring Molly Bee
Ben Cooper
Edgar Buchanan
Michael McGreevey
O. Z. Whitehead
Slim Pickens
CinematographyLeonard Clairmont
Edited byRonald V. Ashcroft
Music by Darrell Calker
Production
company
Redbill Productions
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • December 28, 1960 (1960-12-28)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Chartroose Caboose is a 1960 American comedy film directed by William 'Red' Reynolds and written by Rod Peterson. The film stars Molly Bee, Ben Cooper, Edgar Buchanan, Michael McGreevey, O. Z. Whitehead and Slim Pickens. [1] [2] [3] The film was released on December 28, 1960, by Universal Pictures.

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