The Fighting Vigilantes

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The Fighting Vigilantes
Directed by Ray Taylor
Screenplay byRobert B. Churchill
Produced byJerry Thomas
Starring Lash LaRue
Al St. John
Jennifer Holt
George Chesebro
Lee Morgan
Marshall Reed
Carl Mathews
Russell Arms
Cinematography Ernest Miller
Edited byHugh Winn
Music by Walter Greene
Production
company
Distributed byProducers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • November 15, 1947 (1947-11-15)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Fighting Vigilantes is a 1947 American Western film directed by Ray Taylor and written by Robert B. Churchill. The film stars Lash LaRue, Al St. John, Jennifer Holt, George Chesebro, Lee Morgan, Marshall Reed, Carl Mathews and Russell Arms. The film was released on November 15, 1947, by Producers Releasing Corporation. [1] [2] [3]

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