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The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

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WesternComedy

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Interesting and sometimes funny adaptation of a Mark Twain short story. Hatfield is a carpetbagger who marries the daughter of a prominent plantation owner in order to humiliate him. He mistreats his wife, but she stoically refuses to complain to her father.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

31 December 1965

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jeff Siggins

Jeff Siggins

Archie

Greta Thyssen

Greta Thyssen

La belle

Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

Father

Jerome Raphael

Jerome Raphael

Sherlock Holmes

Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Wells Fargo Ferguson

Severn Darden

Severn Darden

H.S. Stevens

Ray Reinhardt

Ray Reinhardt

Judge Parker

Louis Waldon

Louis Waldon

Shadbelly Higgins

Robert Winston

Robert Winston

Sheriff Fairfax

Ernie Austin

Ernie Austin

Fetlock Jones

Flora Elkins

Flora Elkins

Amelia

Byrne Piven

Byrne Piven

Bill Stone

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