King of the Wild Horses (1947 film)

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King of the Wild Horses
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Directed by George Archainbaud
Screenplay by Brenda Weisberg
Story byTed 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
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 29, 1947 (1947-03-29)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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Plot

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

Cast

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