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Silly Billies

1936-03-20 · 64 min · ★ 8.5

Western · Comedy

The boys are a dentist and his assistant traveling to the Old West to open a new practice. Once in town, they buy a business--only to wake up the next day and see that the entire population of this bustling town had left for the California gold fields early that morning! Then, they discover an evil plot to sell out these settlers to some hostile Indians, so they spring to the rescue.

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Directors
Fred Guiol
Production companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bert WheelerBert WheelerRoy Banks
Robert WoolseyRobert WoolseyDr. Philip 'Painless' Pennington
Dorothy LeeDorothy LeeMary Blake
Harry WoodsHarry WoodsHank Bewley
Ethan LaidlawEthan LaidlawTrigger
Chief ThunderbirdChief ThunderbirdChief Cyclone
Delmar WatsonDelmar WatsonMartin
Richard AlexanderRichard AlexanderJohn Little
Philip ArmentaIndian
Harry BernardHarry BernardProspector
Willie BestWillie BestExcitement
Maurice BlackMaurice BlackBandit with Toothache
Stanley BlystoneStanley BlystoneCavalry Captain
Tommy BondTommy BondStudent
Joan BreslauStudent
Ivan ChristyIvan ChristyBandit
Jack CurtisJack CurtisPioneer
Anna DemetrioAnna DemetrioHumming Bird
Dick ElliottDick ElliottMayor Culpepper
Mabel ForrestMabel ForrestPioneer

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