Black Eagle is a 1948 American Western film directed by Robert Gordon and starring William Bishop, Virginia Patton, Gordon Jones and James Bell. It is based on the 1909 short story, The Passing of Black Eagle by O. Henry.[1]
| Black Eagle | |
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| Directed by | Robert Gordon |
| Written by | Edward Huebsch (adaptation) |
| Screenplay by | Edward Huebsch Harold Jacob Smith (as Hal Smith) |
| Based on | O. Henry (story "The Passing of Black Eagle") |
| Produced by | Robert Cohn |
| Starring | William Bishop Virginia Patton Gordon Jones James Bell |
| Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
| Edited by | James Sweeney |
Production company | Columbia Pictures |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA tramp steals a ride in a horsebox, and becomes involved in the fight of the horse's owner against a crooked stock dealer.
Cast
edit- William Bishop as Jason Bond
- Virginia Patton as Ginny Long
- Gordon Jones as Benji Laughton
- James Bell as Frank Hayden
- Trevor Bardette as Mike Long
- Will Wright as Sheriff Claney
- Edmund MacDonald as Si
- Paul E. Burns as Hank Daniels (as Paul Burns)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Goble, Alan (2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film (2011 ed.). De Gruyter Saur. p. 690. ISBN 978-3598114922. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
External links
edit- Black Eagle at IMDb
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