Bad Lands (1939)

Name: Bad Lands
Genre: Western
Released: 1939-08-28
Duration: 70 min
Rating: 5.3
Cast: Robert Barrat, Noah Beery Jr., Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Paul Hurst, Andy Clyde

Bad Lands (1939), directed by Lew Landers, starring Robert Barrat and Noah Beery Jr.

08/28/1939 BR Western 1h 10m

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GUNBLAZE GLORY! SCREAMING INDIANS! SILVER!...to avenge a woman---ten desperate men plunged through the molten desert!

Synopsis

A sheriff and his posse set out to catch a murderer, but their mission proves more dangerous than anyone suspected after they become stranded in the desert and attacked by Apaches.

Frank RedmanCinematography
Lew LandersDirector
George HivelyEditing
Robert SiskProducer

About the film

Bad Lands is a 1939 Western film directed by Lew Landers. Bad Lands is a remake of John Ford's The Lost Patrol, with the locale changed from the Mesopotamian to the Arizona desert.

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Bad Lands is a 1939 Western film directed by Lew Landers. Bad Lands is a remake of John Ford's The Lost Patrol, with the locale changed from the Mesopotamian to the Arizona desert.

Plot

In 1875, a posse headed by sheriff Sheriff Bill Cummings is held at bay by Apache warriors. The posse members are picked off, one by one, until only the Sheriff is left.

Cast

Robert Barrat as Sheriff Bill Cummings

Noah Beery Jr. as Chick Lyman

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Billy Sweet

Andy Clyde as Cluff

Paul Hurst as Curly Tom

Robert Coote as Eaton

Addison Richards as Rayburn

Douglas Walton as Bob Mulford

Francis Ford as Charlie Garth

Francis McDonald as Manuel Lopez

Reception

According to the RKO records the film had a loss of $6,000.

References

External links

Bad Lands at IMDb

Bad Lands at AllMovie

Bad Lands at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Bad Lands at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

Text from Bad Lands (1939 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Lands_(1939_film)

Trivia

It premiered on August 28, 1939, a Monday.
It runs 1h10 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosRKO Radio Pictures
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Arizona

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Crew

Frank Redman Cinematography
Lew Landers Director
George Hively Editing
Robert Sisk Producer
Roy Webb Original music
Clarence Upson Young Screenplay
Clarence Upson Young Story

Questions about this film

What is Bad Lands about?

Bad Lands: A sheriff and his posse set out to catch a murderer, but their mission proves more dangerous than anyone suspected after they become stranded in the desert and attacked by Apaches.

Who directed Bad Lands?

Bad Lands was directed by Lew Landers in 1939.

Who stars in Bad Lands?

The cast of Bad Lands includes Robert Barrat, Noah Beery Jr., Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Paul Hurst and Andy Clyde.

How long is Bad Lands?

Bad Lands runs for 70 minutes, or 1h10.