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West of Carson City (1940)

West of Carson City remains one of the best of Johnny Mack Brown's Universal westerns. The story takes place in a gold-rush community where the locals are taken to the cleaners by duplicitious Eastern gamblers. When it becomes obvious that the local constabulary has been "bought off" by the crooks, two-fisted cattleman Jim Bannister (Brown) swings into action. The film's highlight is an outsized fistic brawl between the hero and secondary villain Breed, played by loose-limbed comic stuntman Frank Mitchell.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Johnny Mack BrownJohnny Mack BrownJim Bannister
  • Photo of Bob BakerBob BakerNevada
  • Photo of Fuzzy KnightFuzzy KnightBanjo
  • Photo of Peggy MoranPeggy MoranMillie Harkins
  • Photo of Harry WoodsHarry WoodsMack Gorman
  • Photo of Robert HomansRobert HomansJudge Harkins
  • Photo of Al K. HallAl K. HallLem Howard
  • Photo of Roy BarcroftRoy BarcroftBill Tompkins
  • Photo of Charles KingCharles KingHenchman Drag
  • Photo of Frank MitchellFrank MitchellHenchman Breed

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