The Return of Daniel Boone

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The Return of Daniel Boone
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Lambert Hillyer
Screenplay byPaul Franklin
Joseph Hoffman
Story byPaul Franklin
Produced by Leon Barsha
Starring Wild Bill Elliott
Betty Miles
Dub Taylor
Ray Bennett
Walter Soderling
Carl Stockdale
Cinematography Philip Tannura
Edited byMel Thorsen
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 7, 1941 (1941-05-07)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Return of Daniel Boone is a 1941 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and written by Paul Franklin and Joseph Hoffman. The film stars Wild Bill Elliott, Betty Miles, Dub Taylor, Ray Bennett, Walter Soderling and Carl Stockdale. The film was released on May 7, 1941, by Columbia Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Leach Killgrain conspires with the mayor to create conditions where all the ranchers in the county would have no option but to sell their land. He plans to buy all that land cheaply. But some individuals stand up to him and try to expose Killgrain's scheme.

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