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The Last Horseman

The Last Horseman

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The Last Horseman

"Excitement galore in this fast-action Western!"

1944

0h 54m

8.0(1 votes)

Western

Overview

Former Hopalong Cassidy sidekick Russell Hayden retains his nickname of Lucky in this average entry in his short-lived starring series for Columbia.

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Columbia Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Russell Hayden

Russell Hayden

Lucky Rawlins

Dub Taylor

Dub Taylor

Cannonball

Bob Wills

Bob Wills

Bob

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Waco posing as Bill Rogan (uncredited)

Herman Hack

Herman Hack

Henchman (uncredited)

Frank LaRue

Frank LaRue

Rance Williams (uncredited)

Milburn Morante

Milburn Morante

Bartender (uncredited)

Ann Savage

Ann Savage

Judy Ware

John Maxwell

John Maxwell

Cash Watson

Nick Thompson

Henchman Karp

Creative team

Directed by: William Berke
Written by: Ed Earl Repp

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