Driftin' River

  • Genre: Western
  • Run time: 59 min
  • Premiere: 1946. October 1.

Eddie Dean (Eddie Dean) and his partner Soapy Jones (Roscoe Ates), under government orders, proceed to the ranch of J.C. Morgan (Shirley Patterson to buy cavalry remounts for the Army. At the ranch, they find out that J.C. is a girl. The nearby town of Dow City is under the control of a lawless trio headed by Trigger (Lee Roberts, Clem Kensington (Foxy Callahan) and Joe Morino (Dennis Moore). A member of the gang is Tucson Brown (Lee Bennett), one of J.C.'s trusted hands. When Eddie decides to buy the horses, Tucson steals the herd to prevent the sale. Soldiers, sent to investigate, are brutally murdered. The aroused townspeople elect Tennessee (William Fawcett, J.C.'s foreman, as sheriff. When the outlaws murder Tennessee, Eddie and Soapy, along with the reformed Tucson, swing into action.

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Eddie Dean

Eddie Dean

Shirley Patterson

J.C. Morgan

Lee Bennett

Tucson Brown

William Fawcett

Tennessee

Dennis Moore

Joe Marino

Art

Edward C. Jewell

Art Direction

Vin Taylor

Set Decoration

Camera

Marcel Le Picard

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Albert Deano

Costume Design

Directing

William L. Nolte

Assistant Director

Editing

Hugh Winn

Editor

Production

Jerry Thomas

Associate Producer

Sound

Karl Hajos

Original Music Composer

Writing

Frances Kavanaugh

Screenplay