The Taming of the West (1939 film)

The Taming of the West
Directed by	Norman Deming
Screenplay by	Charles F. Royal Robert Lee Johnson
Story by	Robert Lee Johnson
Produced by	Leon Barsha
Starring	Wild Bill Elliott Iris Meredith
Cinematography	George Meehan
Edited by	Otto Meyer
Production company	Astor Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 7, 1939 (1939-12-07) (US)[1]
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Taming of the West, which had the working title of Sundown in Helldorado, is a 1939 American Western film directed by Norman Deming, starring Wild Bill Elliott, and Iris Meredith. This was the first of four "Wild Bill Saunders" films produced by Columbia Pictures, followed by Pioneers of the Frontier.

Plot

Cast

• Wild Bill Elliott as Wild Bill Saunders
• Iris Meredith as Pepper
• Dick Curtis as Rawhide
• Dub Taylor as Cannonball
• James Craig as Handy
• Stanley Brown as Slim
• Ethan Allen as Judge Bailey
• Kenneth MacDonald as Carp Blaisdale
• Victor Wong as Cholly Wong
• Charles King as Jackson
• Lane Chandler as Turkey
• Art Mix as Blackie
• Richard Fiske as Blake
• John Tyrrell as Coleman
• Bob Woodward as Shifty
• Hank Bell as Marshall Bates

Film series

Columbia Pictures produced four Wild Bill Saunders films: [2]

1. The Taming of the West (Oct 1939)
2. Pioneers of the Frontier (Feb 1940)
3. The Man from Tumbleweeds (May 1940)
4. The Return of Wild Bill (June 1940)

References

1. "The Taming of the West". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
2. Blottner, Gene (2011). "Wild Bill Saunders". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.

External links

• The Taming of the West at IMDb