Heroes of the Hills

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Heroes of the Hills
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Film poster
Directed by George Sherman
Written by William Colt MacDonald
Betty Burbridge
Jack Natteford
Produced by William Berke
Starring Robert Livingston
Ray Corrigan
Max Terhune
CinematographyReggie Lanning
Edited by Tony Martinelli
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • August 1, 1938 (1938-08-01)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Heroes of the Hills is a 1938 American Western "Three Mesquiteers" B-movie [1] directed by George Sherman.

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References

  1. "The Three Mesquiteers Trio Westerns of Republic Pictures". b-westerns.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.