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The Last Bandit
The Last Bandit

The Last Bandit

They chased the rumor of gold 'cross half a continent...men who knew only how to rob and kill...and their women who lived only for love!

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WesternRomance

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About to marry Jim Plummer, Kate Foley runs off to Nevada when Ed Bagley convinces her a quick fortune can be made robbing gold shipments that are being transported by the railroad. In Bannock City she meets reformed-bandit Frank Plummer, posing as Frank Norris, brother of Jim Plummer, who has being going straight and working as an express shipment guard. Jim also shows up and plans a robbery by stealing a train and hiding it in an abandoned tunnel. The two brothers are on opposite sides of the law with the now-reformed Kate caught in the middle.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

78 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

25 February 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Frank Norris / Frank Plummer

Lorna Gray

Lorna Gray

Kate Foley / Kate Sampson

Forrest Tucker

Forrest Tucker

Jim Plummer

Andy Devine

Andy Devine

Casey Brown

Jack Holt

Jack Holt

Mort Pemberton

Minna Gombell

Minna Gombell

Winnie McPhail

Virginia Brissac

Virginia Brissac

Kate's Mother

Louis Faust

Louis Faust

Hank Morse

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Jeff Baldwin

Martín Garralaga

Martín Garralaga

Patrick Moreno

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

Local No. 44 Engineer

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Blindfolded Circuit Rider

George Backus

George Backus

Fireman (uncredited)

George Bell

George Bell

Deputy (uncredited)

Hank Bell

Hank Bell

Bert (uncredited)

John Bose

John Bose

Townsman (uncredited)

Bob Burns

Bob Burns

Townsman (uncredited)

George Chesebro

George Chesebro

Rolley Beggs (uncredited)

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