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Battle of Greed
Battle of Greed

Battle of Greed

Genres

Western

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When silver is found in Virginia City, Lawyer John Storm leads a group from Indiana west. He soon has to defend them all in court against a company that is after their claims. Fighting a crooked Judge, he gets a mis-trial by telling how much each of the jurors was bribed. Then he gets the Governor to appoint a new Judge. But just as the retrial opens, the Judge learns his daughter has been kidnaped.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

04 January 1937

Country

United States of America

Cast

Tom Keene

Tom Keene

John Storm

Gwynne Shipman

Gwynne Shipman

Linda Avery

James Bush

James Bush

Mark Twain

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

Danny Storm

Robert Fiske

Robert Fiske

Hammond

Carl Stockdale

Carl Stockdale

Sawyer

Ray Bennett

Ray Bennett

Henchman Bates

William Worthington

William Worthington

Judge William H. Avery

Henry Roquemore

Henry Roquemore

Judge Albion

Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham

Virginny

Budd Buster

Budd Buster

Comstock

Fox O'Callahan

Fox O'Callahan

Jockey Brown

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