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Cast
Johnny Mack Brown
as Johnny Mack Brown
James Ellison
as Jim Fallon (as Jimmy Ellison)
Rand Brooks
as Fake Jimmy Fallon
Lane Bradford
as Sheriff Moran
I. Stanford Jolley
as Pete Ingram (as Stanford Jolley)
Stanley Andrews
as Pop Fallon
Denver Pyle
as Glenn Hartley
Ray Bennett
as Hugh Delaney (as Roy Bennett)
Robert Bray
as Ed Roper
Florence Lake
as Martha
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1952
Runtime1h 00m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWestern, Drama
Votes1
DirectorThomas Carr
WritersJoseph O'Donnell
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMan from the Black Hills
About Man from the Black Hills
As other "B"-western series kept dropping like flies in 1952, Johnny Mack Brown kept grinding 'em out for Monogram. In Man From Black Hills, Johnny tries to help locate his saddle pal Jim Fallan's (James Ellison) long-lost father. Arriving in a small mining town, Johnny and Jim discover that Jim's father has established a financial empire--and that a local opportunist (Randy Brooks) has capitalized on this by claiming to be the old man's son.
Directed by Thomas Carr, Man from the Black Hills leans on a strong ensemble — Johnny Mack Brown, James Ellison, Rand Brooks — 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 1952.
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