Westward Bound (1944 film)

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Westward Bound
Westward Bound poster.jpg
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Directed by Robert Emmett Tansey
Screenplay by Elizabeth Beecher
Frances Kavanaugh
Story byRobert Emmett Tansey
Frances Kavanaugh
Produced byRobert Emmett Tansey
Starring Ken Maynard
Hoot Gibson
Bob Steele
Betty Miles
Harry Woods
Weldon Heyburn
Cinematography Marcel Le Picard
Edited byJohn C. Fuller
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • January 17, 1944 (1944-01-17)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Westward Bound is a 1944 American Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and written by Elizabeth Beecher and Frances Kavanaugh. The film stars Ken Maynard, Hoot Gibson, Bob Steele, Betty Miles, Harry Woods and Weldon Heyburn. The film was released on January 17, 1944, by Monogram Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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