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The Taming of the West (1939 film)

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The Taming of the West
Directed byNorman Deming
Screenplay byCharles F. Royal
Robert Lee Johnson
Story byRobert Lee Johnson
Produced byLeon Barsha
StarringWild Bill Elliott
Iris Meredith
CinematographyGeorge Meehan
Edited byOtto Meyer
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • December 7, 1939 (1939-12-07) (US)[1]
Running time
55 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Taming of the West, which had the working title of Sundown in Helldorado, is a 1939 American Western film directed by Norman Deming, starring Wild Bill Elliott, and Iris Meredith. This was the first of four "Wild Bill Saunders" films produced by Columbia Pictures, followed by Pioneers of the Frontier.

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Film series

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Columbia Pictures produced four Wild Bill Saunders films: [2]

  1. The Taming of the West (Oct 1939)
  2. Pioneers of the Frontier (Feb 1940)
  3. The Man from Tumbleweeds (May 1940)
  4. The Return of Wild Bill (June 1940)

References

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  1. ^ "The Taming of the West". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Blottner, Gene (2011). "Wild Bill Saunders". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.