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Cast
Johnny Mack Brown
as Jim Reardon (Posing as Horace McPhail)
Fuzzy Knight
as Tick Belden
Nell O'Day
as Jane Belden
Jean Brooks
as Eris Brooke (as Jeanne Kelly)
Robert Homans
as Roaring Dan McPhail
Tom Chatterton
as Stuart Manning
John Eldredge
as Thorndyke
Ethan Laidlaw
as Matt Gregg
Lafe McKee
as Frank Brooke
Richard Alexander
as Big Taylor (as Dick Alexander)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1940
Runtime1h 03m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresMusic, Western
Votes1
DirectorFord Beebe
WritersClarence Upson Young
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSon of Roaring Dan
About Son of Roaring Dan
In this exciting western, Roaring Dan is the meanest old cuss around. He and his "son" are constantly bickering. But things are not as they seem as the young man is only pretending to be Dan's son so they can find the killers of the young man's real father. Among the guilty are two women.
Directed by Ford Beebe, Son of Roaring Dan leans on a strong ensemble — Johnny Mack Brown, Fuzzy Knight, Nell O'Day — 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 music titles of 1940.
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