The Fighting Redhead

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The Fighting Redhead
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Original film poster
Directed by Lewis D. Collins
Screenplay byPaul Franklin
Jerry Thomas
Based on Fred Harman
(based on the comic strips by)
Produced byJerry Thomas
Starring Jim Bannon
Cinematography Gilbert Warrenton
Edited byJoseph Gluck
(as Joseph P. Gluck)
Music by Darrell Calker
Color process Cinecolor
Production
companies
Jack Schwarz Productions
Equity Films
Distributed by Eagle-Lion Films
Release date
  • October 5, 1949 (1949-10-05)
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Fighting Redhead is a 1949 American Western film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jim Bannon as Red Ryder in the final film of the series. [1] The film was shot at the Iverson Movie Ranch. The film was written by Thomas Evans. [2] It was released in streaming platforms years later in 2020. [3]

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Plot

Red Ryder, Buckskin, the Duchess and Little Beaver go to the help of an old rancher who has been threatened by the gang of a crooked saloon keeper. [4] They run into his revenge-seeking daughter who's quick on the draw.

Cast

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