bappamtv

The Return of Daniel Boone

The Return of Daniel Boone

1941Movie⏱️ 1h 1mApproved
DramaWestern
6.2
IMDB Rating
83 votes

Leach Kilgrain has a plan to gain control of all the ranches in Pecos. His unscrupulous Mayor Ewell boosts taxes higher than the ranchers can pay, and Kilgrain plans to buy the land cheaply at foreclosure sales. Ellen Brandon rebe...

Director
Lambert Hillyer
Writers
Paul Franklin, Joseph Hoffman
Stars
Bill Elliott, Betty Miles, Dub Taylor
Release Date
May 7, 1941
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
as Wild Bill Boone
Betty Miles
Betty Miles
as Ellen Brandon
Dub Taylor
Dub Taylor
as Cannonball
Ray Bennett
Ray Bennett
as Leach Killgrain
Walter Soderling
Walter Soderling
as Mayor Elwell
Carl Stockdale
Carl Stockdale
as Jeb Brandon
Bud Osborne
Bud Osborne
as Red
Francis Walker
Francis Walker
as Bowers
Lee Powell
Lee Powell
as Fuller
👤
Tom Carter
as Wagner

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

b westerndaniel boone character

🎯 Categories

DramaWestern

⭐ Featured Review

The Return of Daniel Boone
by coltras352022-03-13
7/10

"Wild Bill Boone (Elliott) stumbles on a town with a scheming town boss Leach Kilgrain (Ray Bennett) and a crooked Mayor (Walter Soderling). They have raised taxes to levels most ranchers cannot pay and plan to acquire the properties at a bargain when they are sold for overdue taxes. Ellen Brandon (Betty Miles), the daughter of a local rancher, has accidentally killed the tax collector just before Bill's arrival. He accepts an offer to assume the now vacant position, believing it a good way to gather the evidence needed to expose the scheme An enjoyable Columbia western starring Bill Elli..."

💡 Did You Know?

Columbia's original plan was to make a serial named "The Adventures of Daniel Boone", but those plans fell through. Script was being worked on. Poster art was being created for the serial, but never completed. The unfinished poster art supposedly still exists. It has been shown in some articles. Some elements of the story are in this movie.

📖 Synopsis

Leach Kilgrain has a plan to gain control of all the ranches in Pecos. His unscrupulous Mayor Ewell boosts taxes higher than the ranchers can pay, and Kilgrain plans to buy the land cheaply at foreclosure sales. Ellen Brandon rebe...