The Singing Outlaw
The Singing Outlaw is a 1938 "B" movie directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Bob Baker as a singing cowboy.[1]
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| Directed by | Joseph H. Lewis |
| Produced by | Trem Carr |
| Written by | Harry O. Hoyt |
| Starring | Bob Baker Joan Barclay Fuzzy Knight |
| Music by | Frank Sanucci |
| Cinematography | Virgil Miller |
| Edited by | Charles Craft |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Production
The film was the third that Lewis had directed, after Navy Spy (1937), which he co-directed with Crane Wilbur and Courage of the West.[2] This was the second of four films in which Fuzzy Knight played the comic sidekick to Universal's new singing cowboy, Bob Baker.[3]
Synopsis
A singing outlaw named Cueball and a U.S. Marshal kill each other in a shoot-out. A bystander (Baker) decides to take over the Marshall's identity.[4] To trap the local outlaw gang he pretends to be Cueball.[1] He finds himself struggling to stop the cattle rustlers and win the love of the daughter of a rancher (Joan Barclay).[4] Things get complicated when a sheriff captures him with the gang, and he nearly gets hanged before it is proved that he is not Cueball.[1]
Reception
A reviewer said, "The second of Baker's outings as a singing cowboy is notable for Miller's exceptional camera work and Lewis' emphatic direction."[5]
Notes and references
Citations
- The Singing Outlaw (1937) - IMDB.
- Thomson 2008, p. 1650.
- McClure & Jones 1972, p. 21.
- Beatty, England & Halperin 2005, p. 30.
- Hardy 1983, p. 87.
Sources
- Beatty, Josh; England, John; Halperin, James L. (2005-10-01). Heritage Vintage Movie Poster Signature Auction 2005 Catalog #624. Heritage Capital Corporation. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-59967-004-1. Retrieved 2013-01-30.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Hardy, Phil (1983). "The Singing Outlaw". The encyclopedia of western movies. Octopus. ISBN 978-0-7064-2555-0. Retrieved 2013-01-30.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- McClure, Arthur F.; Jones, Ken D. (1972). Heroes, heavies and sagebrush: a pictorial history of the "B" western players. A. S. Barnes. ISBN 978-0-498-07787-6. Retrieved 2013-01-30.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "The Singing Outlaw (1937)". IMDB. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
- Thomson, David (2008-12-18). The New Biographical Dictionary of Film: Expanded and Updated. Random House Digital, Inc. p. 1650. ISBN 978-0-307-48868-8. Retrieved 2013-01-30.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)