Saddle Tramp (film)

Saddle Tramp
Directed by	Hugo Fregonese
Produced by	Leonard Goldstein
Written by	Harold Shumate
Starring	Joel McCrea Wanda Hendrix John Russell John McIntire
Music by	Joseph Gershenson
Cinematography	Charles P. Boyle
Edited by	Frank Gross
Production company	Universal International
Distributed by	Universal International
Release dates	September 21, 1950 (United States)
Running time	90 minutes 76 minutes (Encore-Western Library Print)
Country	United States
Language	English

Saddle Tramp is a 1950 American western film directed by Hugo Fregonese starring Joel McCrea, Wanda Hendrix and John Russell.^[1] The film was made by Universal Pictures, and shot in Technicolor.

Plot

While travelling through Nevada to California, Chuck Conner stays with an old friend overnight. When his friend is killed falling from his horse, Connor feels a duty to look after his four children. He takes a job on a local ranch, but has to conceal his new family from his employer. He also takes in a young woman who has runaway from home, who assists him to tackle a gang of cattle rustlers.

Cast

• Joel McCrea as Chuck Conner
• Wanda Hendrix as Della
• John Russell as Rocky
• John McIntire as Jess Higgins
• Jeanette Nolan as Ma Higgins
• Russell Simpson as Pop
• Ed Begley as Mr. August Hartnagle
• Jimmy Hunt as Robbie
• Orley Lindgren as Tommie
• Gordon Gebert as Johnnie
• Gregory Moffett as Butch
• Antonio Moreno as Martinez
• John Ridgely as Slim
• Walter Coy as The Stranger
• Joaquin Garay as Pancho
• Peter Leeds as Springer
• Michael Steele as Orvie
• Paul Picerni as Denver

References

1. Nott p.85-86

Bibliography

• Nott, Robert. Last of the Cowboy Heroes: The Westerns of Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, and Audie Murphy. McFarland, 2005.

External links

• Saddle Tramp at the Internet Movie Database