Cripple Creek (film)

Cripple Creek
Directed by	Ray Nazarro
Produced by	Edward Small
Written by	Richard Schayer
Based on	story by Frank Gruber
Starring	George Montgomery Jerome Courtland Richard Egan
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Cinematography	William V. Skall
Edited by	Richard Fantl
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	1 July 1952
Running time	78 min.
Country	USA
Language	English

Cripple Creek is a 1952 United States Technicolor Western film based on a story by Frank Gruber.It is 78 minutes long and was released on July 1, 1952. Directed by Ray Nazarro and Written by Richard Schayer. Starring George Montgomery, Jerome Courtland, and Richard Egan

Plot

It's 1893 and gold is being smuggled out of the country. Instead of stealing gold bars, the outlaws are stealing high grade ore, having it smelted, and then having it plated to look like lead. The Government sends agents Bret (George Montgomery) and Larry (Jerome Courtland) who arrive in Cripple Creek posing as Texas gunfighters. While their partner, Strap (Richard Egan) works on the inside as an informant, Bret finds the smelting operation and Larry learns of the payoff. The crooked town Marshal is suspicious of the two men. The reply of his inquiry to Texas exposes them, putting their lives in danger.

Cast

• George Montgomery as Bret Ivers
• Jerome Courtland as Larry Galland
• Richard Egan as Strap Galland alias Gillis
• Karin Booth as Julie Hanson
• William Bishop as Silver Kirby
• Don Porter as Denver Jones
• John Dehner as Emil Cabeau
• Roy Roberts as Marshal John Tetheroe
• George Cleveland as 'Hardrock' Hanson

Production

Filming started 27 February 1951.

External links

• Cripple Creek at IMDB
• Cripple Creek at AllMovie
• Cripple Creek at the TCM Movie Database
• Cripple Creek at the American Film Institute Catalog