Texas Wildcats

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Texas Wildcats
Directed by Sam Newfield
Written by George H. Plympton
Produced by Sam Katzman
Starring Tim McCoy
Production
company
Release date
  • 1939 (1939)
Running time
58 mins
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Texas Wildcats is a 1939 American Western film starring Tim McCoy. [1]

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Plot

Lightning Bill McCoy disguises himself as an outlaw, the Phantom, to track down the murderer of his partner.

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References

  1. TEXAS WILDCATS. Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 18, Iss. 204, (Jan 1, 1951): 221.