The Drifter

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The Drifter

"BOOKED FOR A HANGING! Buster's Neck is Due For Stretching...Till He Starts His Six Guns Barking"

1944

1h 2m

8.0(1 votes)

Western

Overview

A Robin Hood-type outlaw rides the range and helps others. Another outlaw who looks just like him tries to cash in on the other outlaw's reputation.

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10 featured cast members

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Buster Crabbe

Billy Carson / Drifter Davis

Al St. John

Fuzzy Q. Jones

Carol Parker

Sally Dawson

Jack Ingram

Dirk Trent

Jimmy Aubrey

Sheriff Perkins

Slim Whitaker

Marshal Hodges

Ray Bennett

Simms

Kermit Maynard

Jack

Roy Brent

Sam

George Chesebro

Blackie

Creative team

Directed by: Sam Newfield
Written by: Patricia Harper

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