Daniel Boone (1936 film)
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| Directed by | David Howard |
| Written by | Edgecumb Pinchon (story) Daniel Jarrett (screenplay) |
| Produced by | George Hirliman (producer) Leonard Goldstein (associate producer) |
| Starring | George O'Brien Heather Angel John Carradine |
| Cinematography | Frank B. Good |
| Edited by | Ralph Dixon |
| Music by | Arthur Kay Hugo Riesenfeld |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Daniel Boone is a 1936 American historical film directed by David Howard and starring George O'Brien, Heather Angel, and John Carradine.
Plot
[edit]In 1775, American pioneer and frontiersman Daniel Boone leads thirty colonial families to Kentucky where they face two threats: Native American raiders led by renegade white Simon Girty, who opposes the colony; and the schemes of effete Stephen Marlowe to seize title to the new lands. Perils, battles, escapes, and a love interest round out the film.
Cast
[edit]- George O'Brien as Daniel Boone
- Heather Angel as Virginia Randolph
- John Carradine as Simon Girty
- Ralph Forbes as Stephen Marlowe
- George Regas as Black Eagle
- Dickie Jones as Master Jerry Randolph
- Clarence Muse as Pompey
- Huntley Gordon as Sir John Randolph
- Harry Cording as Joe Burch
- Aggie Herring as Mrs. Mary Burch
- Crauford Kent as Attorney General
- Keith Hitchcock as Commissioner
- Chief John Big Tree as Wyandotte Warrior (uncredited)
- Dick Curtis as John Finch - Frontiersman (uncredited)
- Baron James Lichter as Ben Stevens (uncredited)
- John Merton as Messenger from Richmond (uncredited)
- Edward Peil, Sr. as Frontiersman in Lone Wagon (uncredited)
- Tom Ricketts as Attorney General's Associate (uncredited)
Soundtrack
[edit]- Clarence Muse - "Roll on, Wheel" (Written by Clarence Muse)
- Clarence Muse - "Make Way" (Written by Jack Stern, Grace Hamilton and Harry Tobias)
- Chorus - "In My Garden" (Music by Jack Stern, lyrics by Grace Hamilton)
See also
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- Daniel Boone at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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