Deadwood Dick (serial)

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Deadwood Dick
Directed by	James W. Horne Carl Hiecke (2nd Unit)
Produced by	Larry Darmour
Written by	Wyndham Gittens Morgan B. Cox George H. Plympton John Cutting
Starring	Don Douglas Lorna Gray Harry Harvey Marin Sais Ed Cassidy Jack Ingram
Music by	Lee Zahler
Cinematography	James S. Brown Jr.
Editing by	Dwight Caldwell Earl Turner
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	1940
Country	United States
Language	English
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Deadwood Dick (1940) is a Columbia film serial. It was the 11th serial released by Columbia of the 57 they produced overall.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Chapter titles 5 Stunts 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Plot

Dakota is attempting to achieve Statehood which goes against the plans of the masked villain The Skull, who intends to build his own empire in the territory. He terrorises the town of Deadwood to prevent statehood being achieved but it opposed by Deadwood Dick (really Dick Stanley the editor of the town's newspaper).

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[edit] Cast

• Don Douglas as Dick Stanley, editor of the Dakota Pioneer Press, committeeman and secretly the masked cowboy Deadwood Dick
• Lorna Gray as Anne Butler
• Harry Harvey as Dave Miller, Dick Stanley's assistant
• Marin Sais as Calamity Jane
• Jack Ingram as Buzz Ricketts, The Skulls main lead henchman
• Ed Cassidy as Committeeman Tennison Drew, banker and the masked mystery villain "The Skull"
  • Forrest Taylor as The Skull (when in costume only)
• Lee Shumway as Committeman Bentley
• Edward Hearn as Committeeman Tom Sharp
• Edward Peil Sr. as Committeeman Sears
• Edmund Cobb as Committeeman Steele
• Robert Fiske as Committeeman Ashton
• Charles King as Tex, one of The Skull's henchman
• Constantine Romanoff as Butch, one of The Skull's henchman
• Al Ferguson as Mike, one of The Skull's henchman

[edit] Production

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[edit] Chapter titles

1. A Wild West Empire
2. Who Is the Skull
3. Pirates of the Plains
4. The Skull Baits a Trap
5. Win, Lose or Draw
6. Buried Alive
7. The Chariot of Doom
8. The Secret of Number Ten
9. The Fatal Warning
10. Framed for Murder
11. The Bucket of Death
12. A Race Against Time
13. The Arsenal of Revolt
14. Holding the Fort
15. The Deadwood Express

[edit] Stunts

• Yakima Canutt as Deadwood Dick (doubling Don Douglas) and minor henchman roles
• Chuck Hamilton
• Wally West

[edit] See also

• List of film serials by year
• List of film serials by studio

[edit] External links

• Deadwood Dick at the Internet Movie Database

Preceded by Terry and the Pirates (1940)

Columbia Serial Deadwood Dick (1940)

Succeeded by The Green Archer (1940)

v • d • e Columbia serials Pre-war Serials (1937-1942) Jungle Menace • The Mysterious Pilot • The Secret of Treasure Island • The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok • The Spider's Web • Flying G-Men • Mandrake the Magician • Overland with Kit Carson • The Shadow • Terry and the Pirates • Deadwood Dick • The Green Archer • White Eagle • The Spider Returns • The Iron Claw • Holt of the Secret Service War-time Serials (1942-1945) Captain Midnight • Perils of the Royal Mounted • The Secret Code • The Valley of Vanishing Men • Batman • The Phantom • The Desert Hawk • Black Arrow • Brenda Starr, Reporter • The Monster and the Ape Post-war Serials (1945-1956) Jungle Raiders • Who's Guilty? • Hop Harrigan • Chick Carter, Detective • Son of the Guardsman • Jack Armstrong • The Vigilante • The Sea Hound • Brick Bradford • Tex Granger • Superman • Congo Bill • Bruce Gentry • Batman and Robin • Adventures of Sir Galahad • Cody of the Pony Express • Atom Man vs. Superman • Pirates of the High Seas • Roar of the Iron Horse • Mysterious Island • Captain Video • King of the Congo • Blackhawk • Son of Geronimo • The Lost Planet • The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd • Gunfighters of the Northwest • Riding with Buffalo Bill • The Adventures of Captain Africa • Perils of the Wilderness • Blazing the Overland Trail Actors and Actresses Kirk Alyn • Judd Holdren • Warren Hull • Victor Jory • Clayton Moore • Noel Neill • Tom Tyler Production Crew Spencer Gordon Bennet • Elmer Clifton • B. Reeves Eason • James W. Horne • Sam Katzman • George H. Plympton • Joseph F. Poland • Ray Taylor • Mack V. Wright See also Film serials • List of film serials • List of film serials by studio

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