Old Los Angeles

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Old Los Angeles
Old Los Angeles poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joseph Kane
Screenplay by Gerald Drayson Adams
Clements Ripley
Story byClements Ripley
Produced byJoseph Kane
Starring Wild Bill Elliott
John Carroll
Catherine McLeod
Joseph Schildkraut
Andy Devine
Estelita Rodriguez
Cinematography William Bradford
Edited by Richard L. Van Enger
Music by Ernest Gold
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • April 25, 1948 (1948-04-25)(United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Old Los Angeles is a 1948 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Gerald Drayson Adams and Clements Ripley. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, John Carroll, Catherine McLeod, Joseph Schildkraut, Andy Devine and Estelita Rodriguez. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

When Bill Stockton arrives in the town of Old Los Angeles to meet his brother he quickly figures out that the outlaws rule. He is then confronted with the reality that his brother Larry has been murdered for gold. This sets him off on a quest to avenge his brother's death which comes hand in hand with even more trouble.

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References

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