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Cast
Rod Cameron
as Steve Hazard
Tom Tyler
as Jim Ward
Fuzzy Knight
as Corporal Chatter-Box
Vivian Austin
as Dale Starr
Jack Ingram
as Sam Ridgeway
Robert Barron
as Norton Brett
Marie Austin
as Minerva Sawyer
Max Wagner
as Sergeant George Dunne
Sam Flint
as Blaine Cornwall
Richard Alexander
as The Yuma Kid (as Dick Alexander)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1944
Runtime0h 58m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWestern
Votes1
DirectorRay Taylor
WritersWilliam Lively
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBoss of Boomtown
About Boss of Boomtown
Soldiers Steve and Jim are friends but when their enlistment ends, Jim reenlists while Steve doesn't. Instead he takes an assignment to find the local gold rustlers. Robbing the stage and then the bank gets Steve into the gang where he plans a job that will capture the entire gang. But just as he is about to put his plan into action Jim arrives to arrest him.
Directed by Ray Taylor, Boss of Boomtown leans on a strong ensemble — Rod Cameron, Tom Tyler, Fuzzy Knight — 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 1944.
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