The Pecos Pistol

The Pecos Pistol
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Will Cowan [1]
Written by	Ed Earl Repp
Produced by	Will Cowan
Starring	Tex Williams, Smokey Rogers, Barbara Payton
Cinematography	Charles Van Enger
Edited by	Ted J. Kent
Music by	Milton Schwarzwald, Hans J. Salter
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	27 October 1949 (1949-10-27)
Running time	26 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Pecos Pistol is a short ^[2] 1949 American Western film ^[3] directed by Will Cowan and starring Tex Williams, Smokey Rogers, and Barbara Payton. ^{[4] [5]} This is a black-and-white film, a partial remake of 1941's Rawhide Rangers by Ray Taylor.

Plot

Someone dear to Tex Williams was killed, so he decides to get himself kicked from the force and disguise himself as an outlaw. Now, he has to infiltrate the gang of outlaws and come up with a plan to find the killer and bring the gang down.

Cast

• Tex Williams as Tex Williams
• Smokey Rogers as Smokey
• Deuce Spriggins as Deuce
• Barbara Payton as Kay McCormick
• Bill Cassady as Ben Williams
• Forrest Taylor as Capt. McCormick
• Terry Frost as Parker
• George Lloyd as Rocky
• Monte Montague as Harris

References

1. "The Pecos Pistol (1949)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
2. Goldrup, Tom and Jim (August 2012). The Encyclopedia of Feature Players of Hollywood, Volume 1. BearManor Media. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
3. Blottner, Gene (2000). Universal-International Westerns, 1947-1963: The Complete Filmography. McFarland. p. 324. ISBN   978-0-7864-0791-0 . Retrieved October 20, 2021.
4. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Library of Congress. Copyright Office. 1950. p. 37. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
5. O'Dowd, John (2006). Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story. BearManor Media. ISBN   9781593930639 . Retrieved October 19, 2021.

External links

• The Pecos Pistol at IMDb