Hands Across the Rockies

Hands Across the Rockies
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lambert Hillyer
Screenplay by	Paul Franklin
Story by	A Gunsmoke Case for Major Cain by Norbert Davis
Produced by	Leon Barsha
Starring	Wild Bill Elliott Dub Taylor Kenneth MacDonald
Cinematography	Benjamin H. Kline
Edited by	Mel Thorsen
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 19, 1941 (1941-06-19)
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Hands Across the Rockies is a 1941 American western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Wild Bill Elliott, Dub Taylor and Kenneth MacDonald. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is the sixth in Columbia Pictures' series of 12 "Wild Bill Hickok" films, followed by King of Dodge City . ^[4]

Plot

Wild Bill Hickok (Bill Elliott) and Cannonball (Dub Taylor) help two young people in love (Mary Daily and Stanley Brown) and bring the murderer (Kenneth MacDonald) of Cannonball's father to justice.

Cast

• Bill Elliott as Wild Bill Hickok
• Mary Daily as Marsha Crawley
• Dub Taylor as Cannonball Taylor
• Kenneth MacDonald as Juneau Jessup
• Frank LaRue as Rufe Crawley
• Donald Curtis as Dade Crawley
• Tom Moray as Hi Crawley
• Stanley Brown as Johnny Peale
• Slim Whitaker as Marshal Bemis
• Harrison Greene as Abel Finney
• Art Mix as Red - Henchman
• Eddy Waller as Judge Plunkett
• Hugh Prosser as Cash Jennings

References

1. "Hands Across the Rockies (1941) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
2. Jeaniff Dorset. "Hands Across the Rockies (1941) - Lambert Hillyer". AllMovie. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
3. "Hands Across the Rockies". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
4. Blottner, Gene (2011). "Wild Bill Hickok". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN   9780786486724.

External links

• Hands Across the Rockies at IMDb