Triggerman

Triggerman

SIX-GUN THUNDER! Blasting an outlaw trap!

1948 · 56 min · ★ 8.0 · Western

Johnny Mack (Johnny Mack Brown ) is hired by Lois Benton (Virginia Carroll) as a hand on her ranch, formerly run by Daley, who is in jail on a payroll theft charge. Despite the warning for foreman Rusty Steele (Raymond Hatton), Johnny sees real estate agent Kirby (Bill Kennedy), who wants to buy the Benton ranch. When Johnny refuses to align with Kirby, he is forced to knock out henchman Moran (Marshall Reed) in a fist fight. Rusty finds on henchman Harris (Forrest Matthews), when he is caught spying on the ranch, half a map revealing the location of the missing payroll.

Directed by Howard Bretherton · Written by Ronald Davidson

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Johnny Mack Brown Johnny Mack Brown
Raymond Hatton Rusty Steele
Virginia Carroll Lois Benton
Bill Kennedy Kirby
Marshall Reed Henchman Moran
Forrest Matthews Harris, Fake Wells Fargo Man
Bob Woodward Henchman Davis
Dee Cooper Henchman

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