Bad Lands (1939 film)

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Bad Lands
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLew Landers
Written byClarence Upson Young
Produced byRobert Sisk
StarringRobert Barrat
Noah Beery Jr.
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
CinematographyRussell Metty
Frank Redman
Edited byGeorge Hively
Music byRoy Webb
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • August 28, 1939 (1939-08-28)[1]
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$84,000[2]
Box office$141,000[2]

Bad Lands is a 1939 Western film. Bad Lands is a remake of John Ford's The Lost Patrol, with the locale changed from the Mesopotamian to the Arizona desert.[3]

Plot[edit]

In 1875, a posse headed by sheriff Sheriff Bill Cummings is held at bay by Apache warriors. The posse members are picked off, one by one, until only the Sheriff is left.

Cast[edit]

Reception[edit]

According to the RKO records the film had a loss of $6,000.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bad Lands: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p57.
  3. ^ "Bad Lands (1939) - Lew Landers | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

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