The Prescott Kid

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The Prescott Kid
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Directed by David Selman
Written by Ford Beebe
Based on"Wolves of Catclaw"
by Claude Rister
Starring Tim McCoy
Sheila Mannors
Joseph Sauers
Cinematography Benjamin Kline
Edited byRay Snyder
Richard Cahoon
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 8, 1934 (1934-11-08)(US) [1]
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Prescott Kid is a 1934 American Western film directed by David Selman, from an original screenplay by Ford Beebe, which stars Tim McCoy, Sheila Mannors, and Joseph Sauers. The picture was released on November 8, 1934. [2] The screenplay was based on a short story, "Wolves of Catclaw", by Claude Rister which had appeared in the November 1933 issue of Rangeland Love Magazine . [3]

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References

  1. "The Prescott Kid: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  2. Selman, David (November 8, 1934), The Prescott Kid (Western), Tim McCoy, Sheila Bromley, Joe Sawyer, Columbia Pictures, retrieved June 7, 2023
  3. "The Prescott Kid". www.tcm.com. Retrieved June 7, 2023.