The Fighting Gringo (1939 film)
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The Fighting Gringo is a 1939
Western film
directed by David Howard
and featuring William Royle, George O'Brien and Lupita Tovar
. It was produced under the RKO Pictures
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had a small uncredited early role as a Mexican barfly and did some work as a stuntman.
1939 in film
The year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...
Western film
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
directed by David Howard
David Howard (director)
David Howard was an American film director. He directed 46 films between 1930 and 1941.He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...
and featuring William Royle, George O'Brien and Lupita Tovar
Lupita Tovar
Lupita Tovar is a Mexican actress, best known for her starring role in the 1931 Spanish language version of Dracula, filmed in Los Angeles by Universal Pictures at night using the same sets as the Bela Lugosi version, but with a different cast and director.Born as Guadalupe Tovar , in Matías...
. It was produced under the RKO Pictures
RKO Pictures
RKO Pictures is an American film production and distribution company. As RKO Radio Pictures Inc., it was one of the Big Five studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. The business was formed after the Keith-Albee-Orpheum theater chains and Joseph P...
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Ben Johnson (actor)
Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr. was an American motion picture actor who was mainly cast in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher.-Personal life:...
had a small uncredited early role as a Mexican barfly and did some work as a stuntman.
Cast
- George O'Brien ... Wade Barton
- Lupita TovarLupita TovarLupita Tovar is a Mexican actress, best known for her starring role in the 1931 Spanish language version of Dracula, filmed in Los Angeles by Universal Pictures at night using the same sets as the Bela Lugosi version, but with a different cast and director.Born as Guadalupe Tovar , in Matías...
... Anita 'Nita' del Campo - Lucio Villegas ... Don Aliso del Campo
- William Royle ... Ben Wallace
- Glenn StrangeGlenn StrangeGlenn Strange was an American actor who appeared mostly in Western films. He is best known for playing the Frankenstein Monster in three Universal films during the 1940s and for his role as Sam Noonan, the bartender on CBS's Gunsmoke television series...
... Rance Potter - Slim WhitakerSlim WhitakerSlim Whitaker was an American film actor. He appeared in 345 films between 1914 and 1949.He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and died in Los Angeles, California from a heart attack....
... Monty Bates (as Slim Whittaker) - LeRoy MasonLeRoy MasonLeRoy Mason was an American film actor. He died on the set of California Firebrand after suffering a heart attack.-Selected filmography:The following were with John Wayne:* Maker of Men...
... John Courtney - Mary FieldMary FieldMary Field was an American film actress who primarily appeared in supporting roles.- Early life :She was born in New York City, New York. As a child she never knew her biological parents. During her infancy she was left outside the doors of a church with a note pinned to her saying that her name...
... Sandra Courtney - Martin GarralagaMartin GarralagaMartin Garralaga was a Spanish-born film and television actor who portrayed more than 200 roles in film and television....
... Pedro, ranch foreman - Dick Botiller ... Jose, del Campo Vaquero
- Bill CodyBill Cody (actor)Bill Cody, born William Joseph Cody Jr., was a Hollywood B-western actor of the 1920s, 1930s and into the 1940s, and father to Bill Cody, Jr.....
... Sheriff Fred Warren (as Bill Cody Sr.) - Cactus Mack... Utah Jones
- Chris-Pin Martin ... Felipe, barber
- Ben JohnsonBen Johnson (actor)Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr. was an American motion picture actor who was mainly cast in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher.-Personal life:...
... Mexican barfly (uncredited) - Sid JordanSid JordanSid Jordan was an American film actor. He appeared in 130 films between 1913 and 1944. Sid Jordan was introduced to acting through his close friend Tom Mix, when both men were serving as "Night Marshalls" of Dewey, Oklahoma. Ironically, it was Sid Jordan's father Sid Jordan (12 August 1889 –...
... Buck, stage driver (uncredited) - Forrest Taylor ... Foreman of coroner's jury (uncredited)