Wildfire (1945 film)

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Wildfire
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Directed by Robert Emmett Tansey
Written by Frances Kavanaugh
Based onstory by W.C. Tuttle
Produced byWilliam B. David
executive
Robert L. Lippert
StarringBob Steele
Cinematography Marcel Le Picard
Edited by Charles Henkel Jr.
Production
company
Distributed by Screen Guild Productions (US)
Exclusive (UK) [1]
Release date
  • July 18, 1945 (1945-07-18)(United States)
Running time
1 hour, 2 seconds
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35,000 [2]
Box office$350,000 [2]
Eddie Dean and Virginia Maples in Wildfire (1945) Eddie Dean Virginia Maples Wildfire.jpg
Eddie Dean and Virginia Maples in Wildfire (1945)

Wildfire, also known as Wildfire: The Story of a Horse in the United Kingdom, is a 1945 American Cinecolor Western film directed by Robert Emmett Tansey and starring Bob Steele.

Contents

It was an early film production from Robert L. Lippert. [2]

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

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References

  1. "Wildfire; the story of a horse". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 13. 1946. p. 155. ProQuest   1305812853.
  2. 1 2 3 Ryon, A. (September 23, 1962). "Third-run film king tells industry's woes". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   168195832.