Winning of the West

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Winning of the West
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Directed by George Archainbaud
Written by Norman S. Hall
Produced by Armand Schaefer
Starring Gene Autry
Gail Davis
Cinematography William Bradford
Edited by James Sweeney
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • January 1953 (1953-01)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Winning of the West is a 1953 American Western film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Gene Autry and Gail Davis. [1]

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Plot

Main cast

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  1. Rowan p.33

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