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Fuzzy Settles Down (1944)

Billy Carson and Fuzzy Jones have just collected a reward and Fuzzy indulges in a dream of getting away from the hectic life he has been leading and wants to settle down. They arrive in Red Rock just as the newspaper is being sold at foreclosure and, despite the attempts by Lafe Barlow to intimidate him from bidding. Fuzzy finds himself the owner of a newspaper. Fuzzy meets Edith Martin, daughter of the former owner, and unthinkingly commits himself to carrying on her father's policy of bringing a telegraph line to Red Rock. For reason of his own, Barlow is against this and has his henchmen wage a campaign of terror against the ranchers and citizens. Before long, Billy who had been lazily indifferent to everything connected to Fuzzy and his newspaper, decides to take a hand on the side of the good guys.

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Top billed cast

Buster CrabbeBilly Carson
Al St. JohnFuzzy Jones
Patti McCartyEdith Martin
Charles KingLafe Barlow
John MertonHenchman Pete
Frank McCarrollHenchman Rusty
Hal PriceSheriff Sam of Red Rock
John ElliottJohn Martin
Ed CassidyRancher Weaver
Robert F. HillJones, Bidder for newspaper

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