Short Grass
Steve Llewellyn hung up his guns after killing a man in self-defense, left Willow Creek and went on the drift for five years. Now he’s back. And the bad blood stirred up by his return and the violence caused by a cattleman’s grab for all the good grasslands mean Steve must strap on his sidearms again. Rod Cameron -- who became a marquee draw with a pair of espionage serials in the 1940s and went on to establish himself as a popular cowboy star -- makes Steve a hero to reckon with in Short Grass, one of the actor’s 10 films with busy shoot-‘em-up director Lesley Selander. Johnny Mack Brown, a sagebrush stalwart in his own right, plays the marshal who allies with Steve. Adding to the Western pedigree is costar Cathy Downs, who plays the title role in the iconic My Darling Clementine. Buffs will note other familiar faces, including Alan Hale, Jr., well remembered as the skipper who takes a “three-hour tour” to Gilligan’s Island.
Release Date
December 24, 1950Runtime
82 minRating
NRGenres
WesternDirected by
Lesley Selander, Harry L. FraserScreenplay by
Thomas W. BlackburnLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Rod Cameron
Steve Llewellyn
Cathy Downs
Sharon Lynch
Johnny Mack Brown
Sheriff Ord Keown
Raymond Walburn
Doctor McKenna
Alan Hale Jr.
Chris Christofferson
Morris Ankrum
Hal Fenton
Jonathan Hale
Charlie Bissel
Harry Woods
Sam Dreen
Marlo Dwyer
Jennie Westfall
Riley Hill
Randee Fenton
Jeff York
Curley
Stanley Andrews
Pete Lynch
Jack Ingram
Jack
Myron Healey
Les McCambridge
Tris Coffin
John Devore
Rory Mallinson
Jim Westfall
George J. Lewis
Diego
Lee Tung Foo
Lin
Victor Adamson
Townsman (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
Townsman (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
Townsman (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Townsman (uncredited)
Frank Ellis
Townsman (uncredited)
Herman Hack
Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
George Magrill
Fenton Henchman (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
Barfly (uncredited)
Milburn Morante
Otto (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Townsman (uncredited)
Artie Ortego
Saloon Gunman (uncredited)
Lee Roberts
Fenton Henchman (uncredited)Images
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