Deadwood Dick(1940)
The old West's hero of heroes...in the most blood-chilling Chapter-Play ever to thunder out of the bullet-streaked past!
Columbia's 11th serial and the first western serial that James W. Horne solo-directed.
Movie: Deadwood Dick
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dick Stanley, aka Deadwood Dick
Anne Butler
Dave Miller
Calamity Jane
Wild Bill Hickok
Chief Henchman Buzz Ricketts
Henchman Tex
Committeeman Tennison Drew
Committeeman Ashton
Committeman Bentley
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Columbia's 11th serial and the first western serial that James W. Horne solo-directed.
Release Date
1940-07-19
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The old West's hero of heroes...in the most blood-chilling Chapter-Play ever to thunder out of the bullet-streaked past!
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