

Son of Roaring Dan
1940-07-25 · 63 min · ★ 8.0
In this exciting western, Roaring Dan is the meanest old cuss around. He and his "son" are constantly bickering. But things are not as they seem as the young man is only pretending to be Dan's son so they can find the killers of the young man's real father. Among the guilty are two women.
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- Directors
- Ford Beebe
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Johnny Mack BrownJim Reardon (Posing as Horace McPhail)
Fuzzy KnightTick Belden
Nell O'DayJane Belden
Jean BrooksEris Brooke (as Jeanne Kelly)
Robert HomansRoaring Dan McPhail
Tom ChattertonStuart Manning
John EldredgeThorndyke
Ethan LaidlawMatt Gregg
Lafe McKeeFrank Brooke
Richard AlexanderBig Taylor (as Dick Alexander)
Eddie PoloCharlie GreggTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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