Two Bright Boys
GRAPPLING FOR BLACK GOLD!
1939 · 69 min · ★ 10.0 · Action, Adventure, Drama
A young man inherits a valuable piece of Texas land that an oil man plots to steal away.
Directed by Joseph Santley · Written by Val Burton
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Jackie Cooper Rory O'Donnell -
Freddie Bartholomew David Harrington -
Alan Dinehart Bill Hallet -
Melville Cooper Hilary Harrington -
Dorothy Peterson Kathleen O'Donnell -
J.M. Kerrigan Mike Casey -
Willard Robertson Clayton -
Eddie Acuff Washburn -
Hal K. Dawson Boswell -
Eddy Waller Sheriff -
Harry Worth Maxwell
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