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The Bad Man of Brimstone

The Bad Man of Brimstone is a 1937 American Western film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Wallace Beery, Virginia Bruce and Dennis O'Keefe. The screenplay was written by Cyril Hume and Richard Maibaum, from a story by Ruben and Maurice Rapf.

The Bad Man of Brimstone

  • December 31, 1937 (1937-12-31)

89 minutes

United States

English

The film was shot in parts of Utah, including Johnson Canyon, the Gap, Kanab Canyon, Zion National Park, and Springdale.[1]: 287 

Plot[edit]

In 1889 at a saloon in the town of Brimstone, AZ, "Trigger Bill" (a western outlaw) recognizes a young boxer ("Jeff") to be his long-lost son. After reconciling, Bill steers Jeff away from a boxing career and sends him to law school. When his son returns, a lot has changed.

as "Trigger" Bill

Wallace Beery

as Loretta Douglas

Virginia Bruce

as Jeff Burton

Dennis O'Keefe

as Ben

Joseph Calleia

as Mr. Jackson Douglas

Lewis Stone

as "Eight Ball" Harrison

Guy Kibbee

as "Blackjack" McCreedy

Bruce Cabot

as "Buzz" McCreedy

Cliff Edwards

as "Vulch" McCreedy (as Guinn Williams)

Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

as "Doc" Laramie

Arthur Hohl

as 'Loco'

John Qualen

as Barney Lane

Charley Grapewin

as "Hank" Summers

Robert Barrat

as Ambrose Crocker

Noah Beery

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The Bad Man of Brimstone