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The Fighting Fool

  • 1932
  • Passed
  • 58m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Tim McCoy in The Fighting Fool (1932)
DramaWestern

Sheriff Tim has killed Crip's outlaw brother in the line of duty and now Crip is out to get Tim. He makes Tim's brother Bud a prisoner to lure Tim into a trap. When Tim is warned by Bud, Tim... Read allSheriff Tim has killed Crip's outlaw brother in the line of duty and now Crip is out to get Tim. He makes Tim's brother Bud a prisoner to lure Tim into a trap. When Tim is warned by Bud, Tim is saved but Bud is killed. Tim arrests Crip but Crip escapes and he and his gang now mak... Read allSheriff Tim has killed Crip's outlaw brother in the line of duty and now Crip is out to get Tim. He makes Tim's brother Bud a prisoner to lure Tim into a trap. When Tim is warned by Bud, Tim is saved but Bud is killed. Tim arrests Crip but Crip escapes and he and his gang now make a final stand against Tim and his men.

  • Director
    • Lambert Hillyer
  • Writer
    • Frank Howard Clark
  • Stars
    • Tim McCoy
    • Marceline Day
    • William V. Mong
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    26
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    • Director
      • Lambert Hillyer
    • Writer
      • Frank Howard Clark
    • Stars
      • Tim McCoy
      • Marceline Day
      • William V. Mong
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    Tim McCoy
    Tim McCoy
    • Sheriff Tim Collins
    Marceline Day
    Marceline Day
    • Judith
    William V. Mong
    William V. Mong
    • Uncle John Lyman
    Robert Ellis
    Robert Ellis
    • Crip Mason
    Arthur Rankin
    Arthur Rankin
    • Bud Collins
    Dorothy Granger
    Dorothy Granger
    • Nina
    Harry Todd
    Harry Todd
    • Deputy Hoppy
    Bob Kortman
    Bob Kortman
    • Henchman Charley
    Tom Bay
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Buck Bucko
    • Cowhand
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Carr
    Mary Carr
    • Old Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Dickinson
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Evans
    Jack Evans
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Hack
    Herman Hack
    • Barfly
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Hendricks
    Jack Hendricks
    • Cowhand
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Kirk
    Jack Kirk
    • Third Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Lanning
    Frank Lanning
    • Barfly
    • (uncredited)
    Lew Meehan
    Lew Meehan
    • Henchman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lambert Hillyer
    • Writer
      • Frank Howard Clark
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    5boblipton

    The Usual Foolishness

    Sheriff Tim McCoy falls for Philadelphian Marceline Day, tries to keep his brother, Arthur Rankin, from falling for Mexican Dorothy Granger, while hunting mysterious outlaw "the Shadow" in this decent but unremarkable Columbia B western.

    It's all handled well enough by cameraman Benjamin Kline under the direction of longtime Western director Lambert Hillyer, although some of the performances might be better. Perhaps Hillyer might have done with a dialogue director; Rankin and obviously villainous Robert Ellis both seem a little stiff in speechifying. However, with the usual fine visuals of the Columbia B westerns and a far more complicated and interesting plot than later Bs would offer, fans of the genre should be more than satisfied.

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    • Trivia
      One of over a hundred Columbia features, mostly Westerns, sold to Hygo Television Films in the 1950s, who marketed them under the name of Gail Pictures; opening credits were redesigned, with some titles misspelled, the credit order of the players rearranged, some names misspelled, and new end titles attached, thus eliminating any evidence of their Columbia roots. Apparently, the original material was not retained in most of the cases, and the films have survived, even in the Sony library, only with these haphazardly created replacement opening and end credits.
    • Soundtracks
      Under the Western Skies
      Lyrics by Irving Bibo

      Music by Milan Roder

      Sung by Dorothy Granger

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 20, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vier Fäuste wie ein Donnerschlag
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      58 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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