Sudden Bill Dorn

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Sudden Bill Dorn
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Directed by Ray Taylor
Written by Frances Guihan
Jackson Gregory
Produced byBuck Jones
Irving Starr
Starring Buck Jones
Noel Francis
Evelyn Brent
Cinematography John Hickson
Allen Q. Thompson
Edited by Bernard Loftus
Production
company
Buck Jones Productions
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
December 1, 1937
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sudden Bill Dorn is a 1937 American Western film by Universal Pictures directed by Ray Taylor and starring Buck Jones, Noel Francis and Evelyn Brent. [1] The film has been described as "slow-paced" and "confusing" with the plot and storyline being difficult to follow, typical of Jones' later Universal output of which Sudden Bill Dorn was the last. [2] [3]

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References

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