White Eagle (1941 serial)

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White Eagle
White Eagle-1941.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by James W. Horne [1]
Screenplay by Arch Heath
Morgan Cox
(as Morgan B. Cox)
John Cutting
Lawrence Taylor
(as Lawrence Taylor)
Story by Fred Myton
Starring Buck Jones
Raymond Hatton
Dorothy Fay
Narrated by Knox Manning
Cinematography James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by Dwight Caldwell
Earl Turner
Music by Lee Zahler
Color process Black and white
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • January 31, 1941 (1941-01-31)
Running time
290 minutes
(15 episodes)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

White Eagle (1941) is the eighth serial released by Columbia Pictures, starring Buck Jones. It was based on the 1932 Buck Jones Western film (also called White Eagle (1932 film) ). [2]

Contents

Plot

White Eagle, a Pony Express Rider, is the son of a massacred Army officer, who has been raised by an Indian tribe. He believes himself to be the son of the tribal chief and is working to get a peace treaty signed between the Indians and the white settlers. But 'Dandy' Darnell, a notorious and merciless outlaw, tries to keep the fight alive, by sending his henchmen to stir up trouble. This is partly due to his wish to grab hundreds of thousands of acres (hundreds of square kilometers) in the western territories for himself and, also, to incite a war with the Indians along the territory. This film was inspired by the 1932 movie of the same name, with Buck Jones again starring in the title role.

Cast

Chapter titles

  1. Flaming Teepees
  2. The Jail Delivery
  3. The Dive into Quicksands
  4. The Warning Death Knife
  5. Treachery at the Stockade
  6. The Gun-Cane Murder
  7. The Revealing Blotter
  8. Bird-calls of Deliverance
  9. The Fake Telegram
  10. Mystic Dots and Dashes
  11. The Ear at the Window
  12. The Massacre Invitation
  13. The Framed-up Showdown
  14. The Fake Army General
  15. Treachery Downed

Source: [3] [4]

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References

  1. White Eagle at IMDb
  2. "White Eagle". September 5, 2014.
  3. Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time . McFarland & Company, Inc. pp.  229. ISBN   0-7864-0471-X.
  4. "White Eagle" (in Spanish). Cinefania.com. Retrieved November 24, 2010.