American Empire (film)
American Empire is a 1942 American western film directed by William C. McGann. The film was released in the United Kingdom as My Son Alone.
| American Empire | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | William C. McGann |
| Produced by | Lewis J. Rachmil (associate producer) Harry Sherman (producer) Dick Dickson (producer) |
| Written by | J. Robert Bren (story) Gladys Atwater (story) J. Robert Bren (writer) and Gladys Atwater (writer) and Ben Grauman Kohn (writer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Gerard Carbonara |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Edited by | Carroll Lewis |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 11 December 1942 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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L-R: Russell Harlan (cinematographer, standing), unknown, William C. McGann (director), Richard Dix, Frances Gifford & Preston Foster on the set of American Empire (1942)
Premise
Two men join forces to build a cattle empire, and battle rustlers, bad weather and each other.[1]
Cast
- Richard Dix as Dan Taylor
- Leo Carrillo as Dominique Beauchard
- Preston Foster as Paxton Bryce
- Frances Gifford as Abigail 'Abby' Taylor, Dan's Sister
- Robert Barrat as Crowder, Small Rancher
- Jack La Rue as Pierre, Beauchard Henchman
- Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Sailaway
- Cliff Edwards as Runty
- Merrill Rodin as Paxton Bryce Jr.
- Chris-Pin Martin as Augustin, Beauchard Henchman
- Richard Webb as Crane (small rancher)
- William Farnum as Louisiana Judge
- Etta McDaniel as Willa May, Bryce's Maid
- Hal Taliaferro as Malone
Ben Corbett, Dick Dickinson,[James Ferrara, Sam Flint, Homer Holcomb, Charles Judels, Tom London, Frank McCarroll, Frank Mills, Nestor Paiva, Jack Rockwell, Jack Shannon, Jimmy Shannon, Earl Spainard and Bob Woodward appear uncredited.
Soundtrack
- Cliff Edwards – "Little Pal" (Written by Lew Pollack)
References
External links
- American Empire at IMDb
- American Empire is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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