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[[File:American Empire (1942) 1.jpg|thumb|250px|L-R: [[Russell Harlan]] (cinematographer, standing), unknown, [[William C. McGann]] (director), [[Richard Dix]], [[Frances Gifford]] & [[Preston Foster]] on the set of '''''American Empire''''' (1942)]] |
[[File:American Empire (1942) 1.jpg|thumb|250px|L-R: [[Russell Harlan]] (cinematographer, standing), unknown, [[William C. McGann]] (director), [[Richard Dix]], [[Frances Gifford]] & [[Preston Foster]] on the set of '''''American Empire''''' (1942)]] |
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'''''American Empire''''' is a 1942 American [[western film]] directed by [[William C. McGann]]. |
'''''American Empire''''' is a 1942 American [[western film]] directed by [[William C. McGann]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=American Empire|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/21553/american-empire/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=www.tcm.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=American Empire (1942) - STUDIOCANAL|url=https://www.studiocanal.com/title/american-empire-1942/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=https://www.studiocanal.com/|language=en-US}}</ref> The film was released in the United Kingdom as '''''My Son Alone'''''. |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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Three Civil War vets head to Texas and build a cattle empire, and battle rustlers, bad weather and each other. The first man abandons ship, and he is soon followed by the second partner. That leaves the "good guy" to defend his property from the vengeful traitors.<ref>{{Citation|title=American Empire (1942)|url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film438759.html|language=en|access-date=2021-06-27}}</ref> |
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Two men join forces to build a cattle empire, and battle rustlers, bad weather and each other. |
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== Cast == |
== Cast == |
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Revision as of 11:57, 27 June 2021
| American Empire | |
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| Directed by | William C. McGann |
| Written by | J. Robert Bren (story) Gladys Atwater (story) J. Robert Bren (writer) and Gladys Atwater (writer) and Ben Grauman Kohn (writer) |
| Produced by | Harry Sherman Dick Dickson |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Edited by | Carroll Lewis |
| Music by | Gerard Carbonara |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | 11 December 1942 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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American Empire is a 1942 American western film directed by William C. McGann.[1][2] The film was released in the United Kingdom as My Son Alone.
Plot
Three Civil War vets head to Texas and build a cattle empire, and battle rustlers, bad weather and each other. The first man abandons ship, and he is soon followed by the second partner. That leaves the "good guy" to defend his property from the vengeful traitors.[3]
Cast
- Richard Dix as Dan Taylor
- Leo Carrillo as Dominique Beauchard
- Preston Foster as Paxton Bryce
- Frances Gifford as Abigail 'Abby' Taylor, Dan's Sister
- Robert Barrat as Crowder, Small Rancher
- Jack La Rue as Pierre, Beauchard Henchman
- Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Sailaway
- Cliff Edwards as Runty
- Merrill Rodin as Paxton Bryce Jr.
- Chris-Pin Martin as Augustin, Beauchard Henchman
- Richard Webb as Crane (small rancher)
- William Farnum as Louisiana Judge
- Etta McDaniel as Willa May, Bryce's Maid
- Hal Taliaferro as Malone
Soundtrack
- Cliff Edwards – "Little Pal" (Written by Lew Pollack)
References
- ^ "American Empire". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "American Empire (1942) - STUDIOCANAL". https://www.studiocanal.com/. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ American Empire (1942), retrieved 2021-06-27
External links
- American Empire at IMDb
- American Empire is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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