

Rebel City
1953-05-10 · 62 min · ★ 6.0
Wild Bill Elliot plays gambler Frank Graham, who heads to Kansas in search of his father's murderer. This being 1864, the local military presence is more preoccupied with keeping Southern sympathizers out of the state to worry about Graham's problems. Thus, our hero undertakes the task of exposing the killer himself.
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- Directors
- Thomas Carr
- Production companies
- Allied Artists Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Bill ElliottFrank Graham
Robert KentCapt. Ramsey
Keith RichardsTemple
I. Stanford JolleyPerry
Denver PyleGreeley
Henry RowlandHardy
John CrawfordJoe Spencer
Otto WaldisSpain - the Jeweler
Stanley PriceHerb
Ray WalkerCol. Barnes (credit only)
Michael VallonSam - the Barber
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