"ZANE GREATEST Action Western!"

1941

0h 54m

7.0(1 votes)

Western

Overview

Lassiter discovers the judge who cheated his neice of her inheritance leads a gang of bad guys posing as vigilantes. This 1941 Fox production stars a young George Kennedy as Lassiter.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

George Montgomery

Lassiter

Mary Howard

Jane Withersteen

Robert Barrat

Judge Frank Dyer

Lynne Roberts

Bess

Kane Richmond

Adam Dyer

Patsy Patterson

Fay Larkin

Richard Lane

Steve Oldring

Oscar O'Shea

Noah Judkins

James Gillette

Venters

Frank McGrath

Pete

Creative team

Directed by: James Tinling
Written by: William Bruckner
Robert F. Metzler

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