The Kid from Kansas

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The Kid from Kansas
Directed by William Nigh
Produced by Ben Pivar
Starring Leo Carrillo, Dick Foran, Andy Devine
Cinematography John W. Boyle
Edited by Arthur Hilton
Music by H. J. Salter
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • 1941 (1941)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

The Kid from Kansas is a 1941 American drama.

Plot

On a fictional island banana plantation owned by Juan Garcia Pancho, Foreman Andy befriends newcomer Kansas, but Pancho is leery of the stranger. Sabotage and seemingly bad luck befall Pancho and the other island plantation owners, coincidentally at the same time Kansas arrives on the scene. Fruit dealer Lee Walker announces a drop in prices. Before it can be taken to market, Pancho's entire crop is burned by an arsonist, and a plantation worker dies in the fire. The railroad tracks are destroyed and the workers call for a strike. Someone deliberately introduces an imported strain of banana fungus on all the plantations. Pancho is certain Kansas is involved. As things go from bad to worse, it is revealed that the chain of events were engineered by Walker, and that Kansas is a special undercover agent sent to investigate. [1]

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References

  1. "The Kid from Kansas". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved July 31, 2015.