Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
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Directors
Joseph Kane
Cast
Addison Richards, George "Gabby" Hayes, Jay Novello, Roy Barcroft, Roy Rogers
The story
Lawman Brett Starr leaves his job in Dodge City to take up a sheriff's job in Tombstone, Arizona where his two brothers live. Brett finds out that the position has been offered to the unscrupulous lawman Shotgun Cassidy. Starr impersonates Shotgun and after he is appointed sheriff seeks to expose the corruption and wrongdoing of the town authorities.
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Western film
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