

The Hawk of Wild River
1952-02-28 · 53 min · ★ 6.1
Steve Martin is sent to Wild River to recover stolen gold and finds the town is being terrorized by The Hawk and his outlaw gang. The Hawk attempts to murder Sheriff Jack Mahoney and is captured and jailed. Steve helps the Hawk break jail and thus makes contact with the bandit gang. He sends a bungling photographer, Smiley Burnette, to warn the sheriff that the gang plan to rob the express office.
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- Directors
- Fred F. Sears
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Charles StarrettSteve Martin / The Durango Kid
Smiley BurnetteSmiley Burnette
Jock MahoneyJack Mahoney
Clayton MooreThe Hawk
Lane ChandlerGeorge/Storekeeper
Eddie ParkerHenchman Skeeter
John CasonDuke/Henchman
Sam FlintSheriff Clark MahoneyTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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