Daniel Boone (1936 film)

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Daniel Boone
George O'Brien-George Regas in Daniel Boone (1936).jpg
Directed by David Howard
Written byEdgecumb Pinchon (story)
Daniel Jarrett (screenplay)
Produced by George Hirliman (producer)
Leonard Goldstein (associate producer)
Starring George O'Brien
Heather Angel
John Carradine
Cinematography Frank B. Good
Edited byRalph Dixon
Music by Arthur Kay
Hugo Riesenfeld
Distributed by RKO Pictures
Release date
  • October 16, 1936 (1936-10-16)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Daniel Boone is a 1936 American historical film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Heather Angel, and John Carradine.

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Plot

In 1775, American pioneer and frontiersman Daniel Boone leads thirty colonial families to Kentucky where they face two threats: Native American raiders led by renegade white Simon Girty, who opposes the colony; and the schemes of effete Stephen Marlowe to seize title to the new lands. Perils, battles, escapes, and a love interest round out the film.

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