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| The Wildcat of Tucson | |
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| Directed by | Lambert Hillyer |
| Screenplay by | Fred Myton |
| Produced by | Leon Barsha [1] |
| Starring | Wild Bill Elliott Evelyn Young |
| Cinematography | George Meehan |
| Edited by | Charles Nelson |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Wildcat of Tucson is a 1940 American Western film directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Bill Elliott as "Wild Bill" Hickok and Evelyn Young as Vivian Barlow. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is the third in Columbia Pictures' series of 12 "Wild Bill Hickok" films, followed by Across the Sierras . [6]
The film was produced and released by Columbia Pictures. A feature film, its length is 59 minutes. [3]
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Bill Elliott's presence, with a matching performance by Kenneth MacDonald, brings this western saga satisfactorily to the screen. [...] An interesting subplot has heroine Evelyn Young momentarily switching her affection from Stanley Brown to his brother, Eliott. Lambert Hillyer's direction is first rate.
Evelyn Young (Vivian Barlow) [...] When Bill rides to his brother's hideout accompanied by Vivian Barlow, the judge's daughter with whom Dave is in love, Dave becomes jealous and orders his brother to leave.
Rancher Evelyn Young gives the farmers money to pay their debts on all supplies. The chemistry between Eliott and leading lady Evelyn Young is right on target. (Just look at the way Young touches Elliott's arm as he rides to talk with Kenneth Harlan, and the way she looks at him when the wagon train rolls through Lone Pine.
Bill Elliott is featured as the two-fisted star of the story and lovely Evelyn Young supplies the romantic interest.