The Kansan
The Kansan

The Kansan

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1943
1h 19m
5.4(7 votes)
Romance
Western

Overview

Wounded while stopping the James gang from robbing the local bank, a cowboy wakes up in the hospital to find that he's been elected town marshal. He soon comes into conflict with the town banker, who controls everything in town and is squeezing the townspeople for every penny he can get out of them.

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54 members
Acting

Richard Dix

John Bonniwell

Richard Dix
Acting

Jane Wyatt

Eleanor Sager

Jane Wyatt
Acting

Albert Dekker

Steve Barat

Albert Dekker
Acting

Eugene Pallette

Tom Waggoner

Eugene Pallette
Acting

Victor Jory

Jeff Barat

Victor Jory
Acting

Robert Armstrong

Malachy

Robert Armstrong
Acting

Beryl Wallace

Soubrette

Beryl Wallace
Acting

Clem Bevans

Bridge-Tender

Clem Bevans
Acting

Hobart Cavanaugh

Josh Hudkins

Hobart Cavanaugh
Acting

Francis McDonald

Gil Hatton

Francis McDonald
Acting

Willie Best

Bones

Willie Best
Acting

Douglas Fowley

Ben Nash

Douglas Fowley
Acting

Rod Cameron

Kelso

Rod Cameron
Acting

Eddy Waller

Ed Gilbert

Eddy Waller
Acting

Ray Bennett

Messenger

Ray Bennett
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Gertrude Astor

Blonde Townswoman

Gertrude Astor
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Walter Baldwin

Judge Lorrimer

Walter Baldwin
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Ted Billings

Barfly

Ted Billings
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Buck Bucko

Cowhand

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Barbara Clark

Dance Hall Girl

No Image
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Lorraine Clark

Dance Hall Girl

No Image
Acting

Eleanor Counts

Dance Hall Girl

No Image
Acting

John Daheim

Saloon Brawler

John Daheim
Acting

Ken Darby

Member - The King's Men

No Image
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Jon Dobson

Member - The King's Men

No Image
Acting

June Earle

Dance Hall Girl

No Image
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Art Felix

Cowhand

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Sam Flint

Walter McIntire

Sam Flint
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Byron Foulger

Ed Tracy

Byron Foulger
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Robert Frazer

Saloon Gambler

Robert Frazer
Acting

Beatrice Gray

Saloon Girl

Beatrice Gray
Acting

Herman Hack

Charley

Herman Hack
Acting

Al Haskell

Barfly

No Image
Acting

Fred Kohler Jr.

1st Gate Guard

Fred Kohler Jr.
Acting

Bud Linn

Member - The King's Men

No Image
Acting

Pierce Lyden

Hatton Henchman

Pierce Lyden
Acting

Thomas Martin

Bartender

No Image
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Frank McCarroll

Hatton Henchman

No Image
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Merrill McCormick

Townsman

No Image
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Sylvia McKay

Dance Hall Girl

No Image
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Milburn Morante

Townsman

Milburn Morante
Acting

Lew Morphy

Townsman

No Image
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Jack Mulhall

Walter

Jack Mulhall
Acting

Jack Norton

Saloon Drunk

Jack Norton
Acting

Cliff Parkinson

Townsman

Cliff Parkinson
Acting

George Reeves

Jesse James

George Reeves
Acting

Cyril Ring

Court Clerk

No Image
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Jason Robards Sr.

Bank Teller

Jason Robards Sr.
Acting

Dewey Robinson

Bartender

Dewey Robinson
Acting

Rad Robinson

Member - The King's Men

No Image
Acting

Jack Stoney

Saloon Thug in Brawl

Jack Stoney
Acting

Glenn Strange

2nd Gate Guard

Glenn Strange
Acting

Forrest Taylor

Doctor

Forrest Taylor
Acting

Dan White

Barfly

Dan White

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