Shadows of Death

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Shadows of Death
Buster Crabbe-Al St. John in Shadows of Death.jpg
Buster Crabbe (left) and Al St. John in the film
Directed by Sam Newfield
Written by Fred Myton (screenplay and story)
Produced by Sigmund Neufeld (producer)
StarringSee below
Cinematography Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by Holbrook N. Todd
Distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation
Release date
April 19, 1945
Running time
  • 59 minutes
  • 64 minutes (UK DVD)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shadows of Death is a 1945 American Western film directed by Sam Newfield. [1]

Contents

Plot

Billy Carson tracks down the murderer of a man carrying news of the railroad traveling through the town of Red Rock, where Fuzzy Q. Jones is Justice of the Peace, town marshal, barber and horse doctor. [2]

Cast

See also

The "Billy the Kid" films starring Buster Crabbe:

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References

  1. "Shadows of Death (1945) - Sam Newfield | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  2. "Shadows of Death 1945 Directed by Sam Newfield". Letterboxd. Retrieved April 10, 2019.