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Release Year1939
Runtime0h 59m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWestern
Votes4
DirectorSpencer Gordon Bennet
WritersRobert Emmett Tansey
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsAcross the Plains
About Across the Plains
Two young brothers are separated when their wagon train is attacked and their parents killed. One brother Cherokee is raised by Indians and the other, the Kansas Kid, by the outlaw gang leader Buff. Twenty years later they unknowingly meet again when the Kid goes after wagons being guided by Cherokee.
Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, Across the Plains leans on a strong ensemble — Jack Randall, Frank Yaconelli, Joyce Bryant — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about western titles of 1939.
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