The Man from Tumbleweeds

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The Man from Tumbleweeds
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Screenplay by Charles F. Royal
Produced by Leon Barsha
Starring Wild Bill Elliott
Iris Meredith
Dub Taylor
Ray Bennett
Francis Walker
Ernie Adams
Cinematography George Meehan
Edited byCharles Nelson
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 2, 1940 (1940-05-02)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Man from Tumbleweeds is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Charles F. Royal. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Iris Meredith, Dub Taylor, Ray Bennett, Francis Walker and Ernie Adams. The film was released on May 2, 1940, by Columbia Pictures. [1] [2] [3] It is the third in Columbia Pictures' series of four "Wild Bill Saunders" films, followed by The Return of Wild Bill . [4]

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