King of the Wild Horses (1947 film)

For other films, see King of the Wild Horses.

King of the Wild Horses
Directed by	George Archainbaud
Screenplay by	Brenda Weisberg
Story by	Ted Thomas
Produced by	Ted Richmond
Starring	Preston Foster Gail Patrick Billy Sheffield
Cinematography	George Meehan (as George B. Meehan Jr.) Philip Tannura
Edited by	Henry Batista
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 29, 1947 (1947-03-29)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

King of the Wild Horses is a 1947 American Western film, directed by George Archainbaud and starring: Preston Foster, Gail Patrick and Billy Sheffield. Although the film shares its title with earlier films released in 1933 and 1924, it is not a remake.

Plot

The film centers on a young city boy, named Billy, who heads out to the Old West to live on a ranch and bonds with a wild horse, named Royal. ^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• Preston Foster as Dave Taggert
• Gail Patrick as Ellen Taggert
• Billy Sheffield as Tim Taggert (as Bill Sheffield)
• Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Jed Acker (as Big Boy Williams)
• Patti Brady as Lolly Taggert
• Charles Kemper as Rudy
• Robert 'Buzz' Henry as Cracker (as Buzz Henry)
• John Kellogg as Danny Taggert
• Ruth Warren as Jane Acker
• Louis Faust as Tex

See also

• List of American films of 1947

References

1. "6 Jul 1947, 15 - The Owensboro Messenger at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
2. "30 Nov 1947, 15 - The Owensboro Messenger at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

External links

• King of the Wild Horses at IMDb
• King of the Wild Horses at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• King of the Wild Horses at the TCM Movie Database