The Big Bonanza

1h 8m
DramaWestern
5.5

Having been falsely court marshaled for cowardice and sentenced to prison by the Army, Jed Kilton escapes and heads to Nevada Springs to see his kid brother. There he meets his old school friend Sam Ballou. But the two old friends soon find themselves on opposite sides and Sam has Jed arrested. Then when Jed's young brother sees one of Sam's men kill another man, the boy becomes Sam's intended victim.

Cast

Richard Arlen
Capt. Jed Kilton
Jane Frazee
Chiquita McSweeney
Robert Livingston
Sam Ballou
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Hap Selby
Lynne Roberts
Judy Parker
J.M. Kerrigan
'Judge' Jasper Kincaid
Bobby Driscoll
Spud Kilton
Russell Simpson
Adam Parker
Frank Reicher
Dr. Ballou
Roy Barcroft
Sheriff Dan Pendleton
Monte Hale
The Singer

Crew

George Archainbaud
Director
Robert Presnell Sr.
Screenplay
Stuart E. McGowan
Screenplay
Dorrell McGowan
Screenplay
Paul Gangelin
Screenplay
Tony Martinelli
Editor
Reggie Lanning
Director of Photography
Adele Palmer
Costume Design
Otto Siegel
Set Decoration
Leonard Praskins
Original Story
Frank Hotaling
Art Direction

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