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Tennessee's Partner
Tennessee's Partner
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1955
1h 27m
6.5(23 votes)
Western

Overview

A tough, womanizing high-stakes gambler known only as Tennessee has an uneasy relationship with Duchess, madam of a thinly-disguised bordello, and no other friends at all. But he's saved from murder by a lonesome cowpoke ('My friends call me Cowpoke'), in town to meet his fiancée Goldie on the steamboat. When she arrives, there's a mysterious undercurrent between Goldie and Tennessee, whose newfound friendship with Cowpoke is destined to be severely tried...

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RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast & Crew

40 members
Acting

John Payne

Tennessee

John Payne
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Ronald Reagan

Cowpoke

Ronald Reagan
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Rhonda Fleming

Elizabeth 'Duchess' Farnham

Rhonda Fleming
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Coleen Gray

Goldie Slater

Coleen Gray
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Anthony Caruso

Turner

Anthony Caruso
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Morris Ankrum

Judge Parker

Morris Ankrum
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Leo Gordon

The Sheriff

Leo Gordon
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Chubby Johnson

Grubstake McNiven

Chubby Johnson
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Joe Devlin

Prendergast

Joe Devlin
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Myron Healey

Reynolds

Myron Healey
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John Mansfield

Clifford

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Angie Dickinson

Abby Dean (uncredited)

Angie Dickinson
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Fred Aldrich

Townsman (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich
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Walter Bacon

Townsman (uncredited)

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George Barrows

Townsman (uncredited)

George Barrows
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John Barton

Townsman (uncredited)

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Chet Brandenburg

Dock Worker (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg
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John Cason

Townsman (uncredited)

John Cason
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Albert Cavens

Townsman (uncredited)

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George DeNormand

Barfly (uncredited)

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Duke Fishman

Townsman (uncredited)

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Sam Harris

Guest at Duchess's (uncredited)

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Al Haskell

Guest at Duchess's (uncredited)

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George Huggins

Townsman (uncredited)

George Huggins
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Frank Jenks

Bartender (uncredited)

Frank Jenks
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Jack Kenny

Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Kenny
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Robert Locke Lorraine

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Pierce Lyden

Miner (uncredited)

Pierce Lyden
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Jack Mulhall

Townsman / Guest at Duchess's (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall
Acting

Monty O'Grady

Townsman (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady
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Paul Power

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

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Suzanne Ridgway

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgway
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Robert Robinson

Townsman (uncredited)

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Phil Schumacher

Furniture Mover (uncredited)

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Alex Sharp

Townsman (uncredited)

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Cap Somers

Townsman (uncredited)

Cap Somers
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Ray Spiker

Townsman (uncredited)

Ray Spiker
Acting

Jack Tornek

Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Tornek
Acting

Max Wagner

Townsman (uncredited)

Max Wagner
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Norman Willis

Gambler (uncredited)

Norman Willis

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