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Cripple Creek (1952)
It's 1893 and gold is being smuggled out of the country. Instead of stealing gold bars, the outlaws are stealing high grade ore, having it smelted, and then having it plated to look like lead. The Government sends agents Bret and Larry who arrive in Cripple Creek posing as Texas gunfighters. Bret finds the smelting operation and Larry learns of the payoff. But the crooked town Marshal is suspicious of the two men and the reply of his inquiry to Texas exposes them putting their lives in danger.
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It's 1893 and gold is being smuggled out of the country. Instead of stealing gold bars, the outlaws are stealing high grade ore, having it smelted, and then having it plated to look like lead. The Government sends agents Bret and Larry who arrive in Cripple Creek posing as Texas gunfighters. Bret finds the smelting operation and Larry learns of the payoff. But the crooked town Marshal is suspicious of the two men and the reply of his inquiry to Texas exposes them putting their lives in danger.
Rating:NR
Genre:Western
Written By:Richard Schayer
In Theaters:6/30/1952
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Runtime:78 minutes
Studio:Edward Small Productions, Columbia Pictures
Cast
Ray Nazarro
Director
George Montgomery
Bret Ivers / Iverson
Karin Booth
Julie Hanson
Jerome Courtland
Larry Galland
William Bishop
Silver Kirby
Richard Egan
Strap Galland alias Gillis
Don Porter
Denver Jones
John Dehner
Emil Cabeau
Roy Roberts
Marshal John Tetheroe
George Cleveland
'Hardrock' Hanson
Victor Sen Yung
Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Hawkins (uncredited)
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