Drifting Westward

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Drifting Westward
Drifting Westward poster.jpg
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Directed by Robert F. Hill
Screenplay by Robert Emmett Tansey
Produced by Scott R. Dunlap
Starring Jack Randall
Frank Yaconelli
Edna Duran
Julian Rivero
Stanley Blystone
Octavio Giraud
Cinematography Bert Longenecker
Edited byHoward Dillinger
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • January 25, 1939 (1939-01-25)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Drifting Westward is a 1939 American Western film directed by Robert F. Hill and written by Robert Emmett Tansey. The film stars Jack Randall, Frank Yaconelli, Edna Duran, Julian Rivero, Stanley Blystone and Octavio Giraud. The film was released on January 25, 1939, by Monogram Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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