Stagecoach to Denver (1946)

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An exemplary "Red Ryder" Western, Stagecoach to Denver features Red (Allan Lane), his aunt, the Duchess (Martha Wentworth), and Little Beaver (Bobby Blake) caring for Dickie Ray (Bobby Hyatt), a young child who has broken his back in a stagecoach collision that also took the life of Land… More An exemplary "Red Ryder" Western, Stagecoach to Denver features Red (Allan Lane), his aunt, the Duchess (Martha Wentworth), and Little Beaver (Bobby Blake) caring for Dickie Ray (Bobby Hyatt), a young child who has broken his back in a stagecoach collision that also took the life of Land Commissioner Felton (Edward Cassidy). Unbeknownst to the people of Elkhorn, stage owner Big Bill Lambert (Roy Barcroft) had arranged the "accident" in order to get rid of the pesky land commissioner who threatened to ruin his plans for controlling all communication between Elkhorn and Denver. Little Dickie requires an operation but Doc Kimball (Tom Chatterton) needs the consent from his nearest relative, Denver resident May Barnes (Marin Sais), whom the boy has never met. Since she is scheduled to arrive on the same stage as the new land commissioner, Taylor (Tom Chatterton), Aunt May poses a problem for Big Bill, who has them both kidnapped and replaced with his own people, Wally (Stanley Price) and Beautiful (Peggy Stewart). The latter feels sorry for little Dickie and is ready to bail but Big Bill forces her to go through with the deception. The boy survives his operation, of course, and Big Bill's treachery is eventually revealed. But Beautiful pays a rather heavy price for her part of the deception when she takes a bullet meant for Bobby. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 53 min.
Directed By: R.G. Springsteen
Genres: Western

In Theaters: Dec 23, 1946 Wide

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Its target audience is elementary school aged youngsters and it offers them an emotionally moving story.

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Cast

            Martha Wentworth as The Duchess

            Roy Barcroft as Big Bill Lambert

            Peggy Stewart as Beautiful

            Emmett Lynn as Coon-Skin

            Tom London as rancher

            Ted Adams as Sheriff

            Edmund Cobb as Duke

            Tom Chatterton as Doc Kimball

            Bobby Hyatt as Dickie Ray

            George Cheseboro as Blackie

            Edward Cassidy as Felton

            Forrest Taylor as Matt Disher

            Budd Buster as Joe

            Wheaton Chambers as Silas Braydon

            Herman Hack as rancher

            Allan Lane as Red Ryder

            Marin Sais as May Barnes

            Britt Wood
            
            Robert Blake as Little Beaver

            Frank O'Connor as Taylor

            Stanley Price as Wally

            Chuck Baldra as townsman

            Chick Hannon as townsman

            Cactus Mack as rancher

            Lew Morphy as henchman
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