Sin Town (1942 film)
Sin Town is a 1942 American western film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Broderick Crawford and Patric Knowles.[1] It is set during the Texas Oil Boom of the early 20th century.
| Sin Town | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ray Enright |
| Produced by | George Waggner |
| Written by | Richard Brooks Gerald Geraghty Scott Darling |
| Starring | Constance Bennett Broderick Crawford Patric Knowles Anne Gwynne |
| Music by | Hans J. Salter |
| Cinematography | George Robinson |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Production
According to the New York Times on July 31, 1942, Universal has signed Constance Bennett to play the feminine lead in Sin Town, a story of an oil-boom community, and the movie originally was planned for Marlene Dietrich. The cast included Broderick Crawford, Andy Devine and Leo Carrillo.
Main cast
- Constance Bennett as Kye Allen
- Broderick Crawford as Dude McNair
- Patric Knowles as Wade Crowell
- Anne Gwynne as Laura Kirby
- Leo Carrillo as Angelo Collina
- Andy Devine as 'Judge' Eustace Vale
- Ward Bond as Rock Delaney
- Arthur Aylesworth as Sheriff Bagby
- Ralf Harolde as 'Kentucky'Jones
- Charles Wagenheim as 'Dry-Hole'
- Billy Wayne as Hollister
- Hobart Bosworth as Humiston
- Bryant Washburn as Anderson
- Jack Mulhall as Hanson
References
- Kellow p.250
Bibliography
- Kellow, Brian. The Bennetts: An Acting Family. University Press of Kentucky, 2004.
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